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Battersea 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea, Metropolitan Borough of]
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In 1921, the number of deaths from phthisis and other tubercular
diseases was 216.
The number of notifications received, the number of deaths 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 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To. of Notifications | 257 | 166 | 314 | 542 | 743 | 666 | 613 | 565 | 523 | 501 | 514 | 498 | 466 | 411 |
| No. of Deaths | 289 | 252 | 289 | 233 | 245 | 267 | 282 | 287 | 289 | 289 | 208 | 212 | 216 | 205 |
| Death-rates per 100,000 Pop. | 155.3 | 133.9 | 172.3 | 139.0 | 146.3 | 159.6 | 174.1 | 180.0 | 192.6 | 192.6 | 130.6 | 128.0 | 127.7 | 121.1 |
The death-rate from tuberculosis in 1922 is the lowest recorded
during the past twenty-one years; the notifications received were
also lower than during any year since 1911.
The death-rates per 100,000 of the population from tuberculosis during the twenty years ended 1920, in quinquennial averages, and in 1921 and 1922 are given in the following table:—
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901-1905 | 134.8 | 49.2 | 184.0 |
| 1906-1910 | 116.4 | 41.8 | 158.2 |
| 1911-1915 | 124.2 | 33.8 | 158.0 |
| 1916-1920 | 134.8 | 30.0 | 164.8 |
| Average (20 years) | 127.6 | 38.7 | 166.3 |
| 1921 | 100.5 | 27.2 | 127.7 |
| 1922 | 101.0 | 20.1 | 121.1 |