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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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The table indicates that the infantile mortality for 1899
closely approximates to the average of the past ten years, whereas
London shewed an increase of ten per 1,000 upon its average,
the infantile rate being 167 per 1,000, and that for the thirtythree
great towns 181 per 1,000, the latter being 20 per
1,000 higher than the rate for this Parish.
At five years of age and under, one thousand one hundred
and thirty-nine deaths were recorded, of which, three hundred and
one were above one year of age. Compared with the mortality at
these ages during the preceding years, this is a subject for
satisfactory comment.
TABLE XVIII.
| Year. | No. of Deaths of Infants under 5 years of age. |
|---|---|
| 1895 | 1,332 |
| 1896 | 1,432 |
| 1897 | 1,202 |
| 1898 | 1,222 |
| 1899 | 1,139 |
At the other extreme of life, 472 parishioners died in Battersea,
at the age of sixty-five years and upwards, and 34 in outlying
institutions, representing a total of 506 parishioners dying at
these advanced ages, shewing a marked improvement in longevity,
the average for the four preceding years being only 417.
Causes of Death.
Of the two thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight deaths,
two thousand four hundred and eighty-one were due to diseases