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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 1902
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1902
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The notifications included 168 cases of Small-pox, a disease
which has not appreciably affected the notification returns in
any year since 1890, with the exception of the years. 1893, 1895
and 1901, when 108, 20 and 51 cases respectively were notified.
TABLE XVI.
| Year. | No. of Notifications received. | Notifications per 1000 of the population. | Percentage of cases removed to hospital. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | 1972 | 12.8 | 43.3 |
| 1893 | 2798 | 17.9 | 31.3 |
| 1894 | 1845 | 11.5 | 43.0 |
| 1895 | 1657 | 10.1 | 40.5 |
| 1896 | 1929 | 11.6 | 46.8 |
| 1897 | 2569 | 15.4 | 52.5 |
| 1898 | 1887 | 11.3 | 62.9 |
| 1899 | 1702 | 10.1 | 70.5 |
| 1900 | 1231 | 7.3 | 68.9 |
| 1901 | 1148 | 6.7 | 72.1 |
| Average 1892-1901 | 1873 | 11.4 | 53.1 |
| 1902 | 1597 | 9.3 | 78.0 |
In the above table the Chicken-pox notifications are
excluded.
The largest number of notifications received during any
one week was 101, and this occurred in the last week of the
year, the number including 60 cases of Chicken-pox. The
lowest number notified was 20, this being the number notified
in the first week.