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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 1899
Report upon the public health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Battersea during the year1899
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TABLE VII.
DEATHS OF BATTERSEA PARISHIONERS OCCURRING OUTSIDE THE DISTRICTS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS AND ELSEWHERE WITHIN THE METROPOLIS.
| Deaths of Parishioners in outlying Public Institutions. DISEASE. | Totals. | Sex. | Age. | Institutions, &c. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male=. | 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 Workhouses, &c. | General and Special Hospitals. | Asylums Board Hospitals. | County and other Lunatic Asylums. | Elsewhere. | |||
| ZYMOTICS. | Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlatina | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria | 42 | 14 | 28 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 39 | ... | ... | |
| Membranous Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteric | 29 | 19 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 18 | 2 | ... | 4 | 25 | ... | ... | |
| Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Relapsing „ | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal ,, | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Measles | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ||
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Diarrhoea | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other Zymotics | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ||
| Total Zymotics | 95 | 49 | 46 | 8 | 37 | 45 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 82 | 1 | ... | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Ague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Phthisis and other Tubercular Diseases | 49 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 25 | ... | 1 | 36 | 3 | 8 | 1 | |
| Respiratory | 27 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Circulatory | 31 | 15 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 19 | ... | 3 | 6 | |
| Nervous | 46 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 14 | ... | 30 | 1 | |
| Cancer | 17 | 8 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 2 | ... | 15 | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Violence | 27 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 17 | ... | ... | 9 | |
| All Other Diseases | 55 | 30 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 348 | 203 | 145 | 24 | 55 | 79 | 45 | 30 | 160 | 34 | 19 | 168 | 90 | 51 | 20 | |