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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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea, Metropolitan Borough of]
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The number of deaths from phthisis and other tubercular diseases and the death-rate per 1,000 population in each of the sub-districts are set out in the following table:—
| District. | Phthisis. | Other Tubercular Diseases. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths. | Rate. | No. of Deaths. | Rate. | No. of Deaths. | Rate. | |
| East Battersea | 65 | .98 | 21 | 0.32 | 86 | 1.80 |
| Nth-West Battersea | 55 | 1.18 | 11 | 0.24 | 66 | 1.41 |
| Sth-West Battersea | 51 | 1.10 | 5 | 0.11 | 56 | 1.21 |
| The Borough | 171 | 1.07 | 37 | 0.23 | 208 | 1.31 |
Particulars are given in the table below of the localization
of disease in the 514 cases notified.
Localization of Disease.
Pulmonary (406)—
Lungs 397
Lungs and Larynx 1
Lungs and Meningitis 1
Lungs and Abdominal Glands 2
Pleura 1
Lungs and Breast 1
Lungs and Throat 2
Lungs, Meningitis, and General 1
The number of notifications received and the death-rates from all forms of tuberculosis in each year since 1909 are shown in the following table:—
| Year | 1909. | 1910. | 1911, | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. 1915. | 1916. | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Notifications | 257 | 166 | 314 | 542 | 743 | 616 | 613 | 565 | 523 | 501 | 514 |
| Death-rates per 100,000 Pop. | 155.3 | 153.9 | 172.3 | 139.0 | 146.3 | 163.7 | 165.5 | 171.3 | 183.3 | 173.9 | 130.0 |