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weakness passing into more or less complete disablement, and
with paralysis of various groups of muscles, especially of the
ocular and facial muscles.
Three cases of the disease were notified in Battersea during
1919, all of which were removed to hospital. There was one
death registered from this cause.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum—Polio-Myelitis—Puerperal Fever.
Particulars relating to cases of these compulsorily
notifiable diseases will be found in the section relating to
Maternity and Child Welfare (page 28).
Tuberculosis.
During 1919 208 deaths from tuberculosis were registered
as belonging to the Borough of Battersea. Of this number
171 (i.e., 82.2 per cent.) were due to phthisis (tuberculosis of
the lungs), 24 to tubercular meningitis, and 13 to other forms
of the disease.
The following table shows the death-rate from phthisis
and other tubercular diseases in each year since 1901:—
Year.
Deaths from Phthisis per
100,000 persons.
Deaths from other
Tubercular Diseases
per 100,000 persons.
1901
146
60
1902
129
44
1903
128
51
1904
139
41
1905
132
50
1906
122
48
1907
120
46
1908
119
46
1909
116
38
]910
103
30
1911
129
42
1912
113
25
1913
114
32
1914
122
37
1915
142
31
1916
144
36
1917
168
25
1918
152
41
1919
107
23