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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 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea, Metropolitan Borough of]
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In the subjoined table are given deaths from I uberculosis at various ages in each Ward during. 1922:—
| Wards. | Rate per 100,000 population. | Ages:— | Total, All Ages. | Totals. | Grand Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmon ary. | ||||||||||||
| Under 1 yr. | 1 5 | 5-15 | 15 25 | 25 45 | 45 65 | 65 up | M. | F. | |||||
| No. 1 | 171 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 24 | 38 | 9 | 47 |
| .. 2 | 108 | 1 | - | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 20 |
| „ 3 | 88 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | — | 5 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| „ 4 | 103 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| „ 5 | 145 | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 27 |
| „ 6 | 135 | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 28 |
| „ 7 | 46 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| „ 8 | 125 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 24 |
| „ 9 | 104 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | 9 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 22 |
| Borough | 121 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 44 | 66 | 57 | 12 | 101 | 104 | 171 | 34 | 205 |
| Rate per 100,000 popultn. | — | 164 | 73 | 37 | 150 | 131 | 176 | 124 | 127 | 116 | 101 | 20 | 121 |
During 1922 there has been a marked decrease in the deathrates
from all forms of Tuberculosis in East and North-West
Battersea. In both these districts the housing conditions are
less satisfactory and the inhabitants, for the most part, less
properous than in South-West Battersea.
In the latter district of the Borough on the other hand the death-rate from Tuberculosis exhibits a slight increase on the rates for previous years.
| District. | Phthisis. | Other Tubercular Diseases. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths. | Rate. | No. of Deaths. | Rate. | No. of Deaths. | Rate. | |
| East Battersea | 77 | 1.10 | 14 | 0.20 | 91 | 1.30 |
| Nth.-West Battersea | 51 | 1.05 | 11 | 0.23 | 62 | 1.28 |
| Sth.-WestBattersea | 43 | 0.85 | 9 | 0.18 | 52 | 1.03 |
| The Borough | 171 | 1.01 | 34 | 0.20 | 205 | 1.21 |
Of the 205 deaths registered from Tuberculosis during the
year, 28 were not notified until within one month before death, in 41
cases the notifications were received after death, and in 7 cases no
notification was received. Of the 7 non-notified cases, 3 were recorded
as tubercular after enquiry by the Coroner, 2 occurred in
lunatic asylums, and 2 were certified as "probably tubercular."