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Battersea 1902
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1902
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The following table gives the number of cases and the case-rate in each of the sub-districts and wards in the Borough :—
| – | No. of Cases. | Case-rate per 100,000. |
|---|---|---|
| East Battersea | 112 | 153 |
| North-West Battersea | 74 | 149 |
| South West Battersea | 34 | 69 |
| Wards— | ||
| Nine Elms | 43 | 144 |
| Park | 45 | 243 |
| Latchmere | 32 | 166 |
| Shaftesbury | 17 | 104 |
| Church | 20 | 101 |
| Winstanley | 29 | 139 |
| St. John | 6 | 71 |
| Bolingbroke | 20 | 105 |
| Broomwood | 8 | 44 |
The disease appeared in nearly every part of the Borough,
but its greatest incidence was in the group of streets between
Battersea Park Road and the railway, and in the vicinity of
Sterndale Road and Dashwood Road. A list of the streets
in which cases of Small-pox occurred, and the number of cases
occurring in each street is given below:—