Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Area. | Acres. | Estimated mid-year population, 1938. | |||
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Males. | Females. | Total. | Density per acre |
Area. | Estimated Population 1938. | BIRTHS. | DEATHS (all Ages). | INFANT DEATHS. | |||||||||||||
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Live. | Still. | Number. | Rate. | Number. | *Rate | ||||||||||||
Number. | Rate. | Number. | *Rate. | ||||||||||||||
M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. |
Year. 1 | Population estimated to middle of each year. 2 | Births. | Total Deaths registered in the district. | Transferable Deaths | Nett Deaths belonging to the District. | |||||||
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Uncorrected number. 3 | Nett. | Number. 6 | Rate.* 7 | of nonresidents registered in the district. 8 | of residents not registered in the district. 9 | Under 1 year of age. | At all ages. | |||||
Number. 4 | Rate.* 5 | Number 10 | Rate per 1,000 nett births. 11 | Number. 12 | Rate.* 13 |
No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. |
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Year. | Marriages. | Marriage-Rate. |
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Under 1 year. | 1- | 5 - | 10 - | 15 - | 25 - | 45 - | 65 + | Total. |
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Sub-District. | 65 and under 75. | 75 and under 85. | 85 and upwards. | Total over 65. | Total | ||||
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M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Quarter. | Births (live). | Infant Deaths (under 1 year). | All Deaths. | |||
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No. | Per cent. of total. | No. | Per cent. of total. | No. | Per cent. of total. |
Area. | 20 years 1919-1938. | 10 years 1919-1928. | 10 years 1929 1938. |
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Year. | Under 24 hrs. | 1 to 7 days. | 1 to 4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | Percentage deaths under 4 weeks of total infant deaths |
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1938 | Cases Persons | 1937 | Cases | Persons |
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BOYS. | GIRLS. | Total. | Percentage. | ||||||||
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Entrants | Age 7 | Age 11 | Age 14 | Entrants | Age 7 | Age 11 | Age 14 | Batt. | London. |
boys. | girls. | |||||||||||||||
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Entrants | Age 7 | Age 11 | Age 14 | Entrants | Age 7 | Age 11 | Age 14 |
Year. | Mean population for year. | Live Births. | Deaths. | Natural Increase. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate. | Infant Mortality Rate. |
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Cities and Boroughs. | Estimated resident population (mid-1938) | Live births, annual rate per 1,000 popula-tion. | Death-rate per 1,000 population. | Deaths of infants under one year to 1,000 births. |
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Name and Situation of Clinic. (Italics indicate voluntary centre). | Times of Opening. | ||||
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Monday. | Tuesday. | Wednesday. | Thursday. | Friday. |
Municipal. | Voluntary. | Grand Total. | |||||||||
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Southlands. | Plough Road. | All Saints' Hall | Chatham Road. | Gideon Road. | Mundella Road. | Total. | Chislehurst (St.James's) Mission. | Women's League of Service. | Total | Municipal and Voluntary. |
Visits. | Council. | Vol. | Total. |
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Hospital or Institution. | Cases referred from clinics. | Visits paid for Hospital. | ||
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Ante- and post-natal. | Other. | Total. |
Year. | Mothers. | Children. (Years.) | Total Persons | ||||
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Exp. | Nursing. | 0— | ¼- | 1½- | 3—5 |
Year. | Liquid (pints). | Dried (lbs.) | % Supplied. | Cost to Council. | |
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Free | At reduced price. |
Women. | Children. | Total. |
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Women. | Children. | Total. |
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£ | s. | d. |
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Clinics held at | |||||
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Maternity Hospital. | South-lands. | Plough Road. | All Saints' Hall. | Total. |
Year. | Number of expectant mothers tested by W.R. | Number giving positive W.R. | Per cent. | Number of expectant mothers with positive W.R. treated during pregnancy. | Babies. | |||
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Healthy Neg. W.R. | Healthy looking. Not yet tested. | Positive W.R. | Still-born. |
Item. | Total. | Per patient-week. | |||
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£ | £ | s. | d. |
Year. | Puerperal sepsis. | Other puerperal causes. | Total. | |||
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No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. |
Name of Disease. | Age. | Total. | ||||
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Under 5 years. | Over 5 years. | |||||
Cases. | Visits. | Cases. | Visits. | Cases. | Visits. |
Clinic held at | Total. | ||||||
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South-lands. | Plough Road. | All Saints Hall. | Chatham Road. | Gideon Road. | Mundella Road. |
Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Battersea. at Ages (Years). | Admitted to Hospital from each Sub-District. | Deaths. | |||||||||||||
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0- | 1- | 2- | 3- | 4- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 35- | 45- | 65 & over | Total | n. | S. |
Notifiable Disease. | Wards. | Districts.† | Totals. | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | N | S |
Primary vaccinations— |
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Year. | Cases. | Houses Invaded. | Deaths. | |||
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Notified. | Per 1,000 Population | Registered | Per 1,000 Population | Per 100 Cases. |
Year. | Cases. | Deaths. | ||||
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Notified. | Per 1,000 Population | Houses Invaded. | Registered | Per 1,000 Population | Per 100 Cases. |
Sub-Districts. Wards. | Cases. | Births (live). | Rate per 1000 Births. | Year. | Cases. | Births (live). | Rate per 1,000 Births. |
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Period. | Cases. | Deaths. | ||||
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Notified or reported. | Per 1,000 population. | No. | Per 1,000 population. | Per 100 cases. | ||
Under 10. | All ages. |
Year. | Cases. | Deaths. | |||
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Notified or reported. | Per 1,000 population. | Registered. | Per 1,000 population. | Per 100 cases. |
Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||||||
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Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | Respiratory. | Non- Respiratory. | |||||||||
M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total |
Year. | Not notified (dead). | Notified after Death. | Notified on Form i. & ii. (Primary Notification not received). | Reported from other sources | Total. |
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Sub-District. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Total | Rate per 100,000 populn. | Respiratory | Non -Respiratory | Total | Rate per 100,000 populn. | |||||||||||||
M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. |
Years. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. |
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Years. | 0-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-25 | 26-35 | 36-45 | 46-55 | 56-65 | over 65 | Total. |
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Years. | 0-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-25 | 26-35 | 36-45 | 46-55 | 56-65 | 65 + | Total |
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Mode of Onset. | Number of cases. | Percentage. |
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Occupation. | No. of patients. | Occupation. | No. of patients. |
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Near relative. | Remote relative. | No family history. |
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Grade. | Quiescent. | Much Improved. | Improved. | In statu quo. | No material improvement. | Worse. | Died. | ||||||
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T.C. | O.R | T.C. | O.R | T.C. | O.R. | T.C. | O.R. | T.C. | O.R. | T.C. | O.R. |
Battersea | London |
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Localisation. | No. of deaths. | Total. | Percentage of total. | |
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Male | Female |
Suspected disease. | Positive Results. | Negative Results. | Total. |
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Nature of Offence or Claim. | Result of Proceedings. |
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Nature of Offence or Claim. | Result of Proceedings. |
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Nature of Offence or Claim. | Result of Proceedings. |
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Nature of Offence or Claim. | Result of Proceedings. |
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Nature of Offence or Claim. | Result of Proceedings. |
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Nature of Offence or Claim. | Result of Proceedings. |
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Acts and Regulations under which proceedings taken. | Cases. | Fines. | Costs. | ||||
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£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Premises | Lodgers authorised. | Inspections. | Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
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Served. | Complied with. |
1938 | 1937 |
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Tons. | Tons. |
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Situation of Vans. | No. of Vans. | Occupants | |
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M. | F. |
Year. | Adults. | Children. | *Expenditure | *Amount Contributed. |
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Verminous and Scabies. | Verminous and Scabies. | £ | £ |
Summary of Work Carried out during 1938. |
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Details of bodies received. | Usual place of residence. | Total. | |||
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Batter-sea. | Wands -worth | Elsewhere | Residence unknown |
Food. | Quantity. | Food. | Quantity. |
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Year. | Formal samples. (per cent.) | Informal sample. (per cent.) |
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Nature of sample | Examined. | Adulterated. | ||||
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Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. |
Nature of sample. | Examined. | Adulterated. |
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Nature of sample. | Examined. | Adulterated. |
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Year. | Samples taken. | Adulterated. | |
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No. | Percentage. |
Month. | No. of Samples. | Average Composition. | ||
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% Total solids. | % Milk fat. | % Solids-notfat. |
Month | 4 and over | 3.9to 4.0 | 3.8to 3.9 | 3.7to 3.8 | 3.6to 3.7 | 3.5to 3.6 | 3.4 to 3.5 | 3.3to 3.4 | 3.2to 3.3 | 3.1 to 3.2 | 3.0to 3. |
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Full. | Supplemental. |
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Retail. | Wholesale. | Total. |
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Premises. | Number of | ||
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Inspections. | Written Notices. | Occupiers Prosecuted. | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Trade. | Where Mechanical Power is used. | Where Mechanical Power is not used. | ||||||||
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No. of Premises on Register. | Persons Employed. | No. of Premises on Register. | Persons Employed. | |||||||
Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | |||||||
Adults. | Young Persons. | Adults. | Young Persons. | Adults. | Young Persons. | Adults. | Young Persons. |
Particulars. | Number of Defects | |||
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Found on Inspection. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | Number of defects in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted. |
Referred in previous years but not then dealt with. | Referred in 1938. | Total. |
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Street. | Houses dealt with. | Street. | Houses dealt with. | Street. | Houses dealt with. |
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Year | No. of Nurses | Period | Amount paid (inclusive of fares and expenses) | ||||
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Weeks | Days | Nights |
Year | Percentage of Beds Occupied | Number of Patients Admitted and Discharged | ||
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Battersea Patients | Out of Borough Patients | Total |
Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— |
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Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— |
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CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGE PERIODS. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Under 24 hours. | 1-7 days. | Weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | Months. | Total deaths under 1 year | |||||||||||||||||
1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 1-3 | 3-6 | 6-9 | 9-12 |
Nett births in the year. | Nett deaths in the year (Infants under 1 year) | ||||
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Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. |
CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGE PERIODS. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Under 24 hours. | 1-7 days. | Weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | Months. | Total deaths under 1 year | |||||||||||||||||
1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 1-3 | 3-6 | 6-9 | 9-12 |
Nett births in the year. | Nett deaths in the year (Infants under 1 year) | ||||
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Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. |
CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGE PERIODS. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Under 24 hours. | 1-7 days. | Weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | Months. | Total deaths under 1 year. | Percen-tage of Total. | |||||||||||||||||
1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 1-3 | 3-6 | 6-9 | 9-12 |
Nett births in the year. | Nett deaths in the year (Infants under 1 year). |
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Year. | London. (Rate per 1,000 live births.) | Battersea. (Rate per 1,000 live births.) | ||||
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Puerperal Sepsis. | Other Causes. | Total. | Puerperal Sepsis. | Other Causes. | Total. |
Year. | London. (Rate per 1,000 live births.) | Battersea. (Rate per 1,000 live births.) |
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Age Periods. | Formal Notifications. | ||||||||||||
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Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of Tuberculosis. | Total Notifications | ||||||||||||
0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | Total (all ages) |
Source of Information. | No. of Cases. | ||
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Pulmonary. | N on-pulmonary. |
Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total Cases | |||||
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Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total |
Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non- Pulmonary. | Total. | Grand Total. | |||||||||
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Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | ||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates | Previous to 1921 | 1921—8 | 1929 | 1930 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | |||||||||||||||
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) |
Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | |||||||||||||||
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) |
Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | |||||||||||||||
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) |
Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates | Previous to 1921 | 1921—8 | 1929 | 1930 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total |
Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total |
Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total |