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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 1937 in this connection.
Deaths from Tuberculosis.
During 1937 deaths from Tuberculosis registered as belonging
to the Borough of Battersea numbered 123, of which 111 (i.e. 90.2
per cent.) were due to pulmonary tuberculosis, 5 (i.e. 4.1 per cent.)
to tubercular meningitis and 7 (i.e. 5·7 per cent.) to other forms
of the disease.
The death-rate from Tuberculosis was lower in 1937 than in
any previous year except 1935, being 85·71 per 100,000 population
as compared with 100·34 in 1936, 85·02 in 1935, 87·5 in 1934 and
94·8 in 1933. The death-rate for the non-pulmonary form of the
disease was the lowest yet recorded.
The allocation of the deaths in 1937 according to age and sex,
and in the Wards and Sub-Districts is shown on pages 64 and 65,
while the chart on the following page shows the death-rates from
tuberculosis since 1901.
Of the fatal cases 20 were notified within one month before
death; in 8 cases the notifications were received after death, and
9 cases were not formally notified.
Of the 9 cases in respect of which no primary notification
was received, 7 were patients who died in hospitals or other institutions,
while 2 died at home.