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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 IV.
| Battersea.1895 | Births | Deaths | Deaths | Small Pox | Measles | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Whooping Cough | Fever | Diarrhcea | Cholera | Violence | Inquests | Public Institutions (including Non-parishioners.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 Year. | Above 6o Years | ||||||||||||||
| 1st Quarter E | 624 | 394 | 111 | 86 | .. | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | .. | 12 | 44 | ... |
| W | 753 | 624 | 141 | 195 | .. | 4 | .. | 7 | 17 | 3 | 6 | .. | 15 | 35 | 162 |
| 2nd Quarter E | 618 | 239 | 80 | 31 | .. | 32 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 7 | .. | 9 | 23 | .. |
| W | 728 | 388 | 98 | 110 | .. | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 6 | .. | 13 | 24 | 113 |
| 3 Quarter E | 683 | 286 | 160 | 29 | .. | 17 | .. | 5 | 4 | 1 | 55 | 3 | 11 | 23 | ... |
| W | 713 | 424 | 158 | 80 | .. | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 2 | 20 | 32 | 115 |
| 4th Quarter E | 564 | 196 | 67 | 36 | .. | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 9 | .. | 9 | 29 | ... |
| W | 631 | 350 | 92 | 98 | .. | 8 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 22 | |
| Whole Year E | 2439 | 1115 | 418 | 182 | .. | 68 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 73 | 3 | 41 | 119 | ... |
| W | 2825 | 1786 | 489 | 483 | .. | 31 | 6 | 30 | 31 | 9 | 72 | 3 | 61 | 113 | 481 |
| Totals | 5264 | 2901 | 907 | 665 | .. | 99 | 10 | 60 | 52 | 15 | 145 | 6 | 102 | 232 | 481 |
The deaths during the various quarters in the whole parish are here set out:-
| 1st Quarter | 1,018 |
| 2nd ,, | 627 |
| 3rd „ | 710 |
| 4th ,, | 546 |
| Total | 2,901 |
The first quarter of the year exhibited an augmented
mortality, the result mainly of diseases of the respiratory system,
due to the low temperatures which prevailed.