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The following table shows the age and sex distribution of the cases
of Tuberculosis notified in each Ward:—
Ward.
Ages:
Total,
all ages.
Pulmonary.
NonPulmonary.
Grand
Total.
Rate per 100,000
Popuation.
Under
1 yr.
1-5
5-15
15-25
25 45
45-65
65 up
M.
F.
No. 1
1
9
18
10
29
15
3
53
32
60
25
85
309
„ 2
1
3
12
13
11
8
1
31
18
32
17
49
267
„ 3
1
1
12
14
20
7
-
26
29
34
21
55
285
„ 4
1
3
7
10
14
4
3
22
20
33
9
42
270
—5
—
2
18
10
13
4
1
25
23
26
22
48
257
„ 6
1
8
6
8
10
7
1
20
21
25
16
41
197
„ 7
—
—
3
1
3
1
—
3
5
8
—
8
93
„ 8
1
1
1
8
18
6
2
18
19
30
7
37
193
„ 9
-
1
3
8
24
10
—
21
25
38
8
46
217
Borough
6
28
80
82
142
62
11
219
192
286
125
411
243
Rate per
100,000
popln.
164
254
244
' 280
283
191
113
276
214
169
74
243
—
Particulars are given in the table below of the localization
of disease in the 411 cases notified during 1922.
Localization of Disease.
Pulmonary (287)
Lungs 277
Lung and
Larynx 5
Lungs and
Glands 3
Lungs and
Sternum 1
Lungs and
Meninges 1
Glands (59)
Cervical 17
Abdominal 4
Unspecified 38
Abdominal (11)
Peritoneum 5
Salpinx 1
Intestines 4
Unspecified 1
Genito-Urinary (3)
Epididymis 2
Genital 1
Brain (19)
Meninges 19
Skin (4)
Unspecified 4
Eyes (1) 1
General (8)
Miliary 5
General 3
Bones and Joints (19)
Spine 5
Hip 5
Spine and Hip 1
Knee 4
Fibula 1
Finger 2
Hand 1
Total 411
A copy of the official return to the Ministry of Health of the
notifications on Forms A B and C, received during 1922, is set
out on page 53.
During 1922, there were 205 deaths from Tuberculosis registered
as belonging to the Borough of Battersea. Of this number, 171
(i.e. 83.4 per cent.) were due to Phthisis (tuberculosis of the lungs),
18 to tubercular meningitis and 16 to other forms of the disease.