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Battersea 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea, Metropolitan Borough of]
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TABLE IV.—(continued).
East Battersea.
TABLE II.
| Notifiable Disease. | Casks Notified in Whole District. | Total Cases Notified in each Locality. | No. of Casks Removed to Hospital from each Locality. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | East Battersea. | N.-West Battersea. | S.-West Battersea. | East Battersea. | N.-West Battersea. | S.-West Battersea. | ||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||||||||
| Small-pox | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Diphtheria | 229 | 2 | 53 | 139 | 25 | 10 | ... | 120 | 59 | 50 | 118 | 53 | 46 |
| Membranous Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 92 | 1 | ... | 14 | 5 | 61 | 11 | 37 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 484 | 2 | 96 | 337 | 30 | 19 | ... | 272 | 108 | 109 | 252 | 100 | 102 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 11 | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ... | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Glanders | ... | ...... ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Anthrax | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Hydrophobia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 78 | 78 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 47 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Polio-myelitis, &c. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Malaria | 95 | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 77 | ... | 35 | 30 | 30 | ... | ... | ... |
| Dysentery | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Trench Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Acute Influenzal Pneu | 131 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 77 | 18 | 52 | 44 | 35 | ... | ... | ... |
| Acute Primary Pneu | 119 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 45 | 15 | 64 | 33 | 22 | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 699 | 32 | 316 | 317 | 21 | 13 | ... | 316 | 239 | 144 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| German Measles | 100 | 1 | 21 | 61 | 8 | 9 | ... | 50 | 18 | 32 | ... | ... | ... |
| o | 9 | ... | 50 | 18 | 32 | ... | ... | ||||||
| Totals | 2,077 | 125 | 516 | 909 | 152 | 331 | 44 | 1,018 | 604 | 455 | 396 | 167 | 163 |
Nett Births in the year—Legitimate, 1,259; Illegitimate, 74.
Nett Deaths in the year of Legitimate Infants, 88; Illegitimate Infants, 8.