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In accordance with the suggestions contained in the circular
letter of the Ministry of Health, dated 22nd December, 1924, in all
cases where the obligation of notification is not complied with the
attention of the medical practitioner concerned is drawn to the
omission, and an explanation requested. It was not found necessary
to take any other action during 1936 in this connection.
Deaths from Tuberculosis.
The death-rate from Tuberculosis was higher in 1936 than in
the previous year, being 100-34 per 100,000 population, as
compared with 85-02 in 1935, 87-5 in 1934, 94-8 in 1933, and
104 -5 in 1932.
During 1936 deaths from Tuberculosis registered as belonging
to the Borough of Battersea numbered 146, 127 (i.e. 87-0 per cent.)
being due to pulmonary tuberculosis, 6 (i.e. 4-1 per cent.) to
tubercular meningitis and 13 (i.e. 8-9 per cent.) to other forms
of the disease.
The allocation of the deaths in 1936 according to age and sex,
and in the Wards and Sub-Districts is shown on pages 65 and 66,
while the chart on the following page shows the death-rates from
tuberculosis since 1901.
Of the fatal cases 17 were notified within one month before
death ; in 8 cases the notifications were received after death, and
15 cases were not formally notified.
Of the 15 cases in respect of which no primary notification
was received 10 were patients who died in hospitals or other
institutions, while 2 died in nursing homes.
The 8 cases notified after death, all pulmonary, were from
Public Assistance Institutions.
The death-rates per 100,000 of the population during the 36
years ended 1936 in quinquennial averages and in the individual
years 1931 to 1936 are given in the following table :—
Years.
Pulmonary.
NonPulmonary.
Total.
1901-1905
138.1
50.9
189.0
1906-1910
126.8
45.9
172.7
1911-1915
124.2
33.8
158.0
1916-1920
134.8
30.0
164.8
1921-1925
92.6
23.0
115.6
1926-1930
91.1
14.2
105.3
1931-1935
81.8
14.4
96.2
Average (35 years)
112.8
30.3
143.1
1931
89.5
18.8
108.3
1932
89.8
14.7
104.5
1933
81.2
13.6
94.8
1934
72.2
15.2
87.5
1935
75.6
9.4
85.0
1936
87.2
13.1
100.3