[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea, Metropolitan Borough of] page 37

Battersea 1922

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea, Metropolitan Borough of]

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Acute Polio-Myelitis.
During 1922, 4 cases of acute polio-myelitis were notified
in the Borough, as compared with 2 in 1921, 1 in 1920 and 6 in 1919.
Two cases were removed to hospital, one to the Infirmary, and
the other was treated at home. There was one death from this
disease.
Erysipelas.
During 1922, 66 cases of erysipelas were notified and 2 deaths
were registered from the disease, as compared with 75 cases and
3 deaths in 1921. The case-mortality was 3.0 per cent., and the
death-rate per 1,000 of the population was 0.012.
Bacteriological Examinations.
During the year 1922, the number of bacteriological examinations
of specimens sent in by medical practitioners practising in
the Borough of Battersea was 1.135.

Table: These specimens were examined at the Clinical Research Association's Laboratories at a cost of £144 11s. 9d., particulars of the results being set out in the following table:—

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These specimens were examined at the Clinical Research Association's Laboratories at a cost of £144 11s. 9d., particulars of the results being set out in the following table:—

Suspected disease.	Positive Results.	Negative Results.	Total.
Diphtheria	209	825	1,034
Enteric fever	2	13	15
Tuberculosis	16	70	86
Total	227	908	1,135

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TUBERCULOSIS.
During 1922, 411 cases of Tuberculosis (all forms) were notified
in Battersea, as compared with 466 in 1921 and 498 in 1920.

Table: In the following table in shown the distribution of the notifiedcases arranged in the Wards and Sub-Districts of the Boroughs:-

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In the following table in shown the distribution of the notified

cases arranged in the Wards and Sub-Districts of the Boroughs:-

Classification.	Wards.									Sub-districts.			The Borough.
Classification.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	E.	N.W.	S.W.	The Borough.
Pulmonary	60	32	34	33	26	25	8	30	38	134	71	81	286
Non-Pulmonary	25	17	21	9	22	16	-	7	8	62	47	16	125
Totals	85	49	55	42	48	41	8	37	46	196	118	97	411

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Table: These specimens were examined at the Clinical Research Association's Laboratories at a cost of £144 11s. 9d., particulars of the results being set out in the following table:—

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Table: In the following table in shown the distribution of the notifiedcases arranged in the Wards and Sub-Districts of the Boroughs:-