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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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TABLE XVIII. Notifications of Infectious Disease received during the Year 1902 arranged in Wards.
| Ward | Small-pox. | Chickenpox. | Diphtheria & Membranous Croup. | Erysipelas. | Scarlet Fever. | Typhoid or Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 (Nine Elms) | 38 | 203 | 52 | 29 | 218 | 18 | 5 | 563 |
| „ 2 (Park) | 35 | 124 | 24 | 31 | 93 | 15 | – | 322 |
| „ 3 (Latchmere) | 19 | 154 | 24 | 29 | 50 | 11 | 3 | 290 |
| „ 4 (Shaftesbury) | 10 | 72 | 27 | 20 | 128 | 6 | 1 | 264 |
| „ 5 (Church) ... | 24 | 190 | 31 | 23 | 57 | 11 | 1 | 337 |
| „ 6 (Winstanley) | 22 | 157 | 53 | 29 | 109 | 10 | 1 | 38 |
| „ 7 (St. John) | 7 | 58 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 2 | – | 114 |
| „ 8 (Bolingbroke) | 7 | 75 | 28 | 17 | 109 | 9 | 2 | 247 |
| „ 9 (Broomwood) | 7 | 171 | 27 | 8 | 62 | 6 | 2 | 283 |
| Totals | 169 | 1204 | 275 | 196 | 854 | 88 | 15 | 2,801 |
Table XIX. is one of the tables required by the Local
Government Board, and Table XV. is recommended for use
by the Society of Medical Officers of Health.
Table XV 111. gives the cases of each disease occurring in
the Wards.