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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 1895
Report upon the public health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Battersea during the year1895
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Table A of Deaths during the Year 1895 in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Battersea, classified according to Diseases, Ages and localities.
| Names of localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics, Public Institutionsbeing shewn as separate localities.[a] | Mortality from all causes, atsubjoined Ages. | [1] | Mortality from subjoined causes distinguishing Deaths of Children under 5 Years. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |||||||||
| fevers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| At allages[b] | Under1year.[c] | 1and under5[d] | 5 and under 15[e] | 15 and under 25[f] | 25 and under 65[g] | 65 and up wards[h] | Small Pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membraneous Croup. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhcea and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneu-| tnonis & Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Influenza. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | |||||||
| Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued. | | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Battersea | 1115 | 418 | 238 | 33 | 29 | 265 | 132 | Under 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 62 | 20 | 70 | 6 | 119 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 320 | 656 | |||||||||
| 5 upwards | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 83 | 62 | 20 | 157 | 459 | ||||||||||||||
| West Battersa (excluding Public Institutions) | 1305 | 465 | 172 | 35 | 46 | 367 | 220 | Under 5 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 27 | 30 | 59 | 3 | 144 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 320 | 637 | |||||||||
| 5 upwards | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 77 | 170 | 71 | 53 | 18 | 255 | 668 | ||||||||||||||
| Wandsworth & Clap-ham Union Infirmary St. John's Hill | 460 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 31 | 213 | 172 | Under 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 39 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwards | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 65 | 95 | 73 | 9 | 13 | 157 | 421 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bolingbroke Hospital, Bolingbroke Grove | 17 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | Under 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwards | 1 | 8 | 8 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Westminster Union School, St. James' Road | 2 | 1 | 1 | Under 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwards | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southlands College | 1 | 1 | Under 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwards | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Broomwood College | 1 | 1 | Under 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwards | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 2901 | 907 | 425 | 75 | 109 | 857 | 528 | Under 5 | 6 | 29 | 17 | 91 | 50 | 138 | 9 | 275 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 656 | 1332 | |||||||||
| 5 upwards | 4 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 211 | 348 | 206 | 81 | 59 | 579 | 1569 | |||||||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above Records of Mortality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the district among persons belonging thereto | 307 | 32 | 72 | 41 | 28 | 114 | 20 | Under 5 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 104 | |||||||||||
| 5 upwards | 1 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 99 | 203 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the district among persons not belonging to | 247 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 105 | 104 | Under 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwards | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 43 | 36 | 6 | 24 | 87 | 230 | |||||||||||||||||||