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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Analysis of Cases (after Correction of Diagnosis) of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year 1956.
| Notifiable Disease | Cases Notified in Battersea, at Ages (Years) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 0— | 1— | 2— • | 3— | 4— | 5— | 10- | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65 & over | |
| Diphtheria | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 157 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 13 | 9 | 7 | |||
| Encephalitis (acute): — | ||||||||||||
| Infective | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Post-infectious | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —" | — | — | —- | |
| Enteric (typhoid or paratyphoid) fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | ||
| Food poisoning | 25 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 274 | 8 | 39 | 25 | 149 | 3 | — | — | — | |||
| Membranous croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal infection | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia, acute primary | 33 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 5 | 11 | ||
| Pneumonia,acute influenzal | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||||
| Poliomyelitis (acute):— | ||||||||||||
| Paralytic | 17 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |||||
| Non-paralytic | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
| Puerperal pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Scabies | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | ||||
| Scarlet fever | 72 | — | 4 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 5 | — | — | — | ||
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis:— | ||||||||||||
| Pulmonary | 102 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 44 | 29 | 9 | ||
| Non-pulmonary | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | ||||
| Whooping cough | 178 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 70 | 5 | — | 3 | — | ||
| Totals | 910 | 42 | 50 | 73 | 84 | 75 | 325 | 34 | 34 | 105 | 54 | 34 |
TUBERCULOSIS.
During the year 1956 there were 108 cases of tuberculosis (all
forms) notified in Battersea as compared with 129 in 1955, 140 in
1954, 165 in 1953, 188 in 1952 and 162 in 1951.
In addition 57 cases were reported or otherwise came to the
knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health, making a total of 165
cases for the year.
The case rate per 100,000 population was 146.1.
The tables on page 18 give details in age groups of the 165 cases.
Deaths from Tuberculosis.
During 1956 deaths from tuberculosis registered as belonging to
the Borough of Battersea numbered 15, of which 14 were due
pulmonary tuberculosis, and 1 to another form of the disease.
The death rate per 100,000 of the population during the 50 years
ended 1950 in quinquennial averages and the years 1951, 1952, 1953.
1954, 1955 and 1956 are given in the following table:—