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Whooping-Cough.
During 1936 there were 570 cases of Whooping-Cough notified
under the Battersea (Measles and Whooping-Cough) Regulations,
1922, to the Medical Officer of Health and 213 other cases were
reported from the public elementary schools and other sources.
The total number of cases notified or otherwise reported during
1936 was 783, as compared with 1,065 in 1935, 682 in 1934, 976 in
1933, and 1,109 in 1932, the decrease in 1936 compared with 1935
being 26-5 per cent. Of the total cases, notified and reported,
132 were removed to hospital.
There were 11 deaths registered from this disease, the deathrate
being 0-076.
Whooping-Cough, 1936, and Ten Previous Years.
Year.
Cases.
Deaths.
Notified
or
reported.
Per 1,000
Population.
Registered.
Per 1,000
Population.
Per 100
Cases.
1926
1,210
7.04
13
0.076
1.07
1927
749
4.43
15
0.089
2.00
1928
1,228
7.48
14
0.085
1.14
1929
1,317
8.14
43
0.266
3.26
1930
537
3.34
7
0.044
1.30
1931
747
4.67
5
0.031
0.67
1932
1,109
7.06
11
0.070
0.99
1933
976
6.34
12
0.078
1.23
1934
682
4.52
7
0.046
1.03
1935
1,065
7.19
9
0.061
0.85
Average
962
6.02
14
0.085
1.35
1936
783
5.38
11
0.076
1.40
TUBERCULOSIS.
During the year ended 31st December, 1936, there were 232
cases of Tuberculosis (all forms) notified in Battersea as compared
with 237 in 1935, 236 in 1934, 238 in 1933, and 246 in 1932.
In addition 26 cases were reported, or otherwise came to the
knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year, making
a total of 258 cases.
The following table (required by the Ministry of Health)
shows the age and sex distribution of the 258 cases of Tuberculosis
notified or otherwise reported during the year ended 31st December,
1936, and of the 146 deaths registered as due to the disease.