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Battersea 1896

Report upon the public health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Battersea during the year1896

Published
1897
Author
Kempster, W.H.
Pages
251
Tables
39

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    The following are the particulars of the last three census enumerations, the number of inhabited houses, of persons, and of inhabitants per house being given for the several wards into which the parish is at present divided.
    Census 1881.Census 1891.Census 1896.
    Inhabited Houses.Population.No. of Inhabitants per House.Inhabited Houses.Population.No. of Inhabitants per House.Inhabited Houses.PopulationNo. of Inhabitants per House.
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    CENSUS 1896.
    Wards.Houses.Population.
    Inhabited.Empty.Occupied by day onlyBuilding.Male.Female.Total.
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    Table A of Deaths during the Year 1896 in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Battersea, classified according to Diseases., Ages and Localities.
    Names of Localitiesadopted for the purpose of these Statisstitics;Public Institutions beingshewn as separate localities.[a]Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages.[i]Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under 5 Years.
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    At all ages, [b]Under 1 year.[c]1and under 5[d]5and under 15[e]15and under 25[f]25 and under 65[g]65 and upwards[h]Small Pox.Scralatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhoea and Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Phthisis.Bronchitis, Pneumonia, &c.Heart Disease.Influenza.Injuries.All Other Diseases.Total.
    Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.
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    TABLE I. Deaths of Battersea Parishioners in Public Institutions of the Metropolis.
    DISEASE.Totals.SexAge.Institutions.
    Males.Females.Under 1 year.1 to 5 years.All under 5.5 to 15 years.15 to 25 years.25 to 65 years.65 and upwards.Union Workhouse.General and Special Hospitals.Asylums Board Hospitals.County and other Lunatic Asylums.Elsewhere.
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    TABLE II. BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN EAST BATTERSEA, 1896.
    BIRTHS.DEATHS.
    Week ending:—Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.
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    TABLE III. BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN WEST BATTERSEA, 1896.
    Week ending:—BIRTHS.DEATHS.
    Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.
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    Births and Deaths in West Battersea, 1896—continued.
    Week ending:-BIRTHS.DEATHS.
    Males.Females.Total.Males.FemalesTotal.
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    TABLE IV. Quarterly and Annual Summaries of Births and Deaths.
    Battersea. 1896.BirthsDeathsDeathsSmall PoxMeaslesScarlet FeverDiphtheriaWhooping CoughFeverDiarrhoeaCholeraViolenceInquestsPublic Institutions (including Non-Parishioners.
    Under 1 YearAbove 60 Years
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    The Births and Deaths during the various quarters in the whole parish are here set out:—
    Births.Deaths.
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    TABLE V. COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OF BIRTHS, MORTALITY, &c.
    Year.Mean Population for Year.Births.Birth Rate.Deaths.Death Rate.Zymotic Deaths.Natural Increase.
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    TABLE VI. STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
    EAST BATTERSEA.Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c.Sex.Age.Social Position
    Males.Females.Under 1 year.1 to 5 years.All under 5.From 5 to 15 years.From 15 to 25 years.From 25 to 65 years.65 years and upwards.Nobility, Gentry, &c.Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c.Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c.Industrial and Labouring Class.
    Population (Census) 1896, 71.730.
    Estimated mean population for middle of 1896, 71,958.
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    TABLE VII. STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
    west battersea.Total Deaths from each class of Disease.Sex.Age.Social Position
    Males.Females.Under 1 year.From 1 to 5 years.Total under 5 years.From 5 to 15 years.From 15 to 25 years.| From 25 to 65 years.65 years and upwards.Nobility and Gentry.Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c.Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c.Industrial and Labouring Classes, &c.
    Population Census) 1896,93,385
    Estimated mean population or middle of 1896, 93,889.
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    TABLE VIII. STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
    Wandsworth and Clapham Union Infirmary.Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District.Sex.Age.Social Position
    Males.Females.Under 1 year.From 1 to 5 years.All under 5 years.From 5 to 15 years.From 15 to 25 years.From 25 to 65 years.65 years and upwards.Nobility and Gentry.Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c.Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c.Industrial and Labouring Classes.
    [Parishioners,] 1896.
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    TABLE IX. STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
    Wandsworth and Clapham Union Infirmary.Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District.|Sex.Age.Social Position
    Males.Females.Under 1 year.| From 1 to 5 years.Total under 5 years.From 5 to 15 years.From 15 to 25 years.| From 25 to 65 years.65 years and upwards.Nobility and Gentry.Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c.Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c.Industrial and Labouring Class.
    [Non-Parishioners,] 1896.
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    Table B of health, during the year 1896 in the metropolitan sanitary district of battersea, classified according to diseases, ages and localitities;
    Names of localities adopted for the purpose of these statistics. Public Instituions being shown as separate localities.(«)Population at all ages.(d) Registered Births.Aged under 5 or over 5.(e)New cases of Sickness in each Locality coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health.Number of such Cases removed from their homes in the several localities for treatment in Isolation Hospital.
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    fevers.fevers.
    Census.1896. (6)Estimatedto middle of 1896.(c)Small Pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous CroupTyphus.Enteric orTyphoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.Cholera.Erysipelas.Small Pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous CroupTyphus.Enteric orTyphoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.Cholera.Erysipelas.
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    TABLE X. Particulars of Infectious Cases Notified during the year 1896.
    Cases Notified.Small PoxScarlatinaDiphtheriaMembranous CroupTyphus FeverEnteric Fever! Continued Fever 1Relapsing Fever 1Puerperal Fever 1CholeraErysipelastotals.
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    TABLE XII. Particulars of the Prevalence of Notifiable Infectious Disease in the several Sanitary Districts
    New Cases Coming to Notice.Number of such Cases Removed to Isolation Hospitals.
    Sanitary Districts.Small PoxScarlatinaDiphtheria and Membranous CroupTyphus FeverEnteric FeverContinued FeverRelapsing FeverPuerperal FeverCholeraErysipelasTotalsSmall PoxScarlatinaDiphtheria and Membranous CroupTyphus FeverEnteric FeverContinued FeverRelapsing FeverPuerperal FeverCholeraErysipelasTotals
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    TABLE XIII. Comparative Table of Zymotic Mortality during the past 11 years.
    188600 00m188818891890189118921893189418951896
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    TABLE XIV. Comparative Table of all non-zymotic cases of Deaths during the past 11 years.
    18861887188818891890189118921893189418951896
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    TABLE XV. Sickness and Mortality amongst the Parish Poor during the year 1896.
    ZYMOTIC OR EPIDEMIC DISEASES.Grand Totals of Cases and Deaths from all Diseases.
    Battersea.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Enteric & other Fevers.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever or Metria.Diarrhœa, Dysentery, or Cholera.Influenza.Other Zymotic Diseases.Total.
  • Page 58
    TABLE XVI. Battersea Vaccination Returns, January to December, 1896.
    RegistrationSub-District.Number of Births returned in the Birth List Sheets—1895.Nos. of those births duly entered by the 31st January, 1895, in Cols. 10, 11, and 13, of the Vaccination Register. (Birth List Sheets), viz.:—No. of Births which on, the 31st January, 1897, remained unentered in the Vaccination Register on account.Number of those Births remaining on 31st January neither duly entered in Vaccination Register (Col. 3, 4, 5, and 6 of this Return) nor accounted in the Report Book.
    Col. 10, successfully vaccinated.Col. Insusceptible of vaccination.Col. 13, Dead unvaccinated.Postponement by Medical Certificate.Removed to Districts theirvaccination officers of which have been apprised.Removed to places unknown.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)
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    Mortality from Small Pox in England and Wales during years 1838-42 and *1847-94. (The figures for the years 1843-46 are not available).
    Year.Population.Number of Deaths from Small-Pox (with those returned as from Chicken-Pox).Deaths from Small-Pox (with those returned as from Chicken-Pox) to every 100,000 living.Year.Population.Number of Deaths from Small-Pox (with those returned as from Chicken-Pox).Deaths from Small-Pox (with those returned as from Chicken-Pox) to every 100,000 living.
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    Mortality from Small-Pox in London during years 1838-94, including deaths in Metropolitan Asylum Board Ships (outside Metropolis) for the last 11 years.
    Year.Population.Number of deaths from Small-Pox.Deaths from Small-Pox to every 100,000 living.Year.Population.Number of Deaths from Small-Pox.Deaths from Small-Pox to every 100,000 living.
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    Year.Births registered during Year.Of the Children whose Births were registered during the Year given in the First Column, by the 31st January in the Year next but one following that Year there were:
    Successfully vaccinated.Certified as insusceptible ofVaccination.Had Small-Pox.Died unvaccinated.Vaccination postponedbyMedical Certificate.RemainingThe Childrennot finally accounted for (includingcases postponed) being Per Cent. of Births.
  • Page 102
    The following table shows the mortality from Measles in England and Wales during each of the years 1838-1842 and 1847-1894. The figures for the years 1843-1846 are not available:—
    Year.Deaths from Measles to every 100,000 living.Year.Deaths from Measles to every 100,000 living.
  • Page 103
    The following table shows the mortality from Scarlet Fever and from Diphtheria in England and Wales during each of the years 1838-1842 and 1847-1894. We are unable, for the earlier years included in the table, to separate those causes of death:—
    Year.Deaths from Scarlet Fever to every 100,000 livingDeaths from Diphtheria to every 100,000 livingYear.Deaths from Scarlet Fever to every 100,000 livingDeaths from Diphtheria to every 100,000 living
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    England and Wales: Deaths from Small-Pox at certain age periods to 1,000 deaths from Small-Pox at all ages.
    -Under 1.1-55-1010-1515-2525-4545 and upwards.
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    The following table shows the death-rates in England and Wales from Small-Pox per million living during the seven years from 1848-54, and for each decennium since that period. It is to be remembered that, as already stated, the deaths for the years from 1848-54 include those from Chicken-Pox as well as SmallPox:—
    -Under 5.5-10.10-15.15-2525-45.45 andupwards.
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    In London, a classification of the types of disease renders comparison less easy. If, however, the severer class be composed of the severe discrete and the confluent, the milder class as before consisting of the mild and discrete, the result is as follows:—
    Milder.Severer.
  • Page 124
    The following table gives the results derived from Mr. Sweeting's observations at the Fulham Hospital, divided according to the age periods 0 to 10, and over 10 years of age:—
    -One Mark.Two Marks.Three Marks.Four & over Four Marks.
    Cases.Deaths.Death Rate.Cases.Deaths.Death Rate.Cases.Deaths.Death Rate.Cases.Deaths.Death Rate.
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    With regard to the area of the marks, Mr. Sweeting gives the following information:-
    -More than ½ square inch Total Area.Less than ½ square inch total Area.
    Cases.Deaths.Death Rate.Cases.Deaths.Death Rate.
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    We have not been able to obtain information bringing the statistics given above down to the present date. We have been furnished, however, with the following particulars:—
    Year.General Post Office
    Number of established officers employed.Number of cases of Small-Pox.Number of deaths from Small-Pox.
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    As these facilities were augmented, the proportion of cases treated in the Metropolitan Asylums Board's hospitals steadily increased:—
    Years.Number of Deaths from SmallPox registered in London, or (of London Residents) in theMetropolitan Asylums Board's Hospitals situated outside London.Number of Deaths from Small-Pox in the Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospitals.Deaths in MetropolitanAsylums Board's Hospitals—Per Cent. of Total Deaths.
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    Annual Death Rates in London per 100,000 living at Seven different Periods during the Years 1629-1835, from—
    -All Causes.Small-Pox.Fever.
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    Annual Death Rates in London per 100,000 living from:—
    -All Causes.Small-Pox.Fever.
  • Page 198
    The per centage of children not finally accounted for as regards vaccination in London is given as follows, by the Local Government Board, for the years since 1872:—
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    Annual Small-Pox Death Rates per 100,000 at different Ages in London.
    -0-5 Years.5 years and upwards.
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    TABLE XVII. Summary of Sanitary Operations during 1896.
    18921893189418951896
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    DETAILS OF POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS.
    Summonses issued.Withdrawn or dismissed.Magisterial Orders obtained.