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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Battersea 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Deaths from Tuberculosis.
| Years | Pulmonary | Non- Pulmonary | 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 |
| 1936-1940 | 76.1 | 9.2 | 85.3 |
| 1941-1945 | 91.8 | 11.0 | 102.8 |
| 1946-1950 | 53.1 | 6.1 | 59.2 |
| Average (50 years) | 101.0 | 23.9 | 124.9 |
| 1951 | 39.3 | 3.4 | 42.7 |
| 1952 | 29.2 | 2.6 | 31.8 |
| 1953 | 12.2 | 4.4 | 16.6 |
| 1954 | 17.5 | 3.5 | 21.0 |
| 1955 | 12.3 | – | 12.3 |
The death rate Per 100,000 population was 14.6 for England and Wals. Tuberculosis, 1955. Cases Added to and Removed from Notification Register.
| Already on Register, 31/12/54 | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Grand Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Fem. | Total | Males | Fem. | Total | Males | Fem. | Total | |
| 634 | 542 | 1,176 | 35 | 73 | 108 | 669 | 615 | 1,284 | |
| Primary notifications | 66 | 49 | 115 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 73 | 56 | 129 |
| Notified after death | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unnotified deaths | 5 | – | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Restored | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Removals into Borough | 41 | 31 | 72 | – | 1 | 1 | 41 | 32 | 73 |
| From other sections | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| TOTAL ADDITIONS | 114 | 81 | 195 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 122 | 90 | 212 |
| Deaths | 14 | 4 | 18 | – | – | – | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| Notified after death | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unnotified deaths | 5 | – | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Removals from Borough | 57 | 50 | 107 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 62 | 58 | 120 |
| Recovered | 19 | 16 | 35 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 26 | 49 |
| Diagnosis not confirmed | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| To other sections | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
| TOTAL DELETIONS | 96 | 72 | 168 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 108 | 93 | 201 |
| Net increase | 18 | 9 | 27 | – | – | – | 14 | – | 11 |
| Net decrease | – | – | – | 4 | 12 | 16 | – | 3 | – |
| On Register at 31/12/55 | 652 | 551 | 1,203 | 31 | 61 | 92 | 683 | 612 | 1,295 |