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Battersea 1902

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1903

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TABLE XXXI. Causes of, and Ages at Death, during the Year 1903. (Exclusive of the deaths of Non-Residents in Public Institutions within the Borough, but inclusive of the deaths of the Residents in Public Institutions without the Borough.)

Causes of Deaths.Ages.All Ages.Sub-Districts.
Under 1.1 and under 55 and under 10.10 and unser 15.15 and under 20.20 and under 25.25 and under 35.35 and under 45.45 and under 55.55 and under 65.65 and under 75.75 and under 85.85 and upwards.Males.Females.Total.East Battersea.Nth.- West Battersea.Sth.- West Battersea.
Measles2878.........1..................525510779226
Scarlet Fever...61..............................527412
Epidemic Influenza11............44141......10616583
Whooping Cough32461..............................443579373012
DiphtheriaI2341...........................1118291298
Enteric Fever............2546...............10717494
Diarrhœa, Dysentery497..................2...11138236122345
Epidemic Enteritis292.................................1615312272
Tetanus1...............1..................11211...
Syphilis7...............1...I............369441
Gonorrhœa........................1............1...I...1...
Erysipelas21......1...2111...2...5611821
Puerperal Fever...............131..................55221
Pyæmia2...2.........11...............336222
Infective Endocarditis............1...3..................145212
Other Allied Diseases31..................1......1...156321
Rheumatic Fever...12122...11............4610541
Rheumatism of Heart..............................1......1...1......1
Tuberculosis of Brain8241..............................21123310185
Tuberculosis of Larynx..................211............4...43...1
Phthisis273413225555371671...13686222937653
Abdominal Tuberculosis871......1.....................61117953
General Tuberculosis611...313...3...............1512278172
Other forms tuberculosis11.........113...1.........448224
Thrush1.......................................11......1
Acute Alcoholism.....................2...............2...21...1
Chronic Alcoholism..................2412.........279324
Lead Poisoning..............................1......1...11......
Osteo-arthritis........................1154...11011274
Gout...........................1.........1...1...1...
Cancer...2......244153931281425091141494250
Diabetes Mellitus...............112...4.........448332
Purpura Hæmorrhagica............1...1..................1122......
Hæmophilia1....................................1...1...1...
Anæmia......1...121221.........5510325
Lymphadenoma........................33.........156411
Premature Birth110....................................5654110534314
Injury at Birth4....................................31422...
Debility at Birth17....................................9817872
Atelectasis10....................................3710532
Congenital Defects3621..............................21183919164
Want of Breast Milk52.................................43725...
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus71....................................44277132345
Dentition31.................................2243...1
Rickets119.................................146206122
Old Age, Senile Decay..............................193115234265181631
Convulsions131.................................9514383
Meningitis12143...1...31...............23113411185
Apoplexy1...............222353...81018378
Softening of Brain...........................342...63927...
Hemiplegia......1............233861618241446
General Paralysis of Insane.....................552.........11112363
Other forms of Insanity..................11...1.........1232...1
Cerebral Tumour.....................32...1......156213
Epilepsy............2113...1.........538215
Laryngismus Stridulus13.................................2241
Locomotor Ataxy.....................1...1.........2...223...
Paraplegia..................14321......10111461
Other forms, Brain Diseases11............31...1...1...268341
Otitis413121.....................8412462
Pericarditis......11...............1.........1232...1
Endocarditis2124416141724279...4764111523227
Angina Pectoris.....................112...1...415212
Aneurism..................1231.........7...76...1
Senile Gangrene..............................31...314211
Embolism, Thrombosis...........................3231549234
Phlebitis.....................1..................111......
Other Diseases, Heart and Vessels41322...9102735261525878136604333
Other Diseases, Larynx and Trachea231.........1..................437142
Acute Bronchitis...............1.....................1...11......
Chronic Bronchitis55211.........11165725050100562915
2.........1...22143029163405999394515
Lobar Pneumonia87211444834......222446241111
Lobular Pneumonia5631...1......314931...6544109553321
Pneumonia131022......5559471362763312111
Emphysema,Asthma..................12...3...1...257331
Pleurisy2...............1212...2...5510712
Other Diseases, Respiratory System...........................1.........1...1...1...
Diseases of Mouth and Annexa1............1.....................112...11
Diseases of Pharynx..............................1......1...I......1
Diseases of Œsophagus...........................1.........1...1......1
ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum.........1...13...13.........279315
Other Diseases of Stomach81...............1...112...6814473
Enteritis233.........1.........121...12193110129
Appendicitis.........2...1311............448314
Obstruction of Intestine11.........2142333...812201154
Cirrhosis of Liver..................184932...1314279414
Other Diseases of Liver...............111...31......4376...1
Peritonitis...1131...211......1...3811425
Other diseases, Digestive system2...............1...1...2......426312
Diseases, Lymphatic System and Glands Acute Nephritis..................1......1.........11211...
Acute Nephritis.........1...232...211...5712651
Bright's Diseases...1...112855191121292756221717
Calculus...........................1.........1...11......
Other Diseases, Urinary System...........................14......5...54...1
Diseases of Ovaries..................12...111...51624...
Puerperal Convulsions..................2...11............4431...
Puerperal Convulsions...............13.....................44121
Placenta Prævia, Flooding............1...1.........1.........332...1
Other Diseases, Pregnancy & Childbirth Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis...............12.....................33...3...
Other Diseases, Ossrous System1......1............11.........314121
Ulcer, Bedsore...............1........................11......1
Ulcer, Bedsore..............................1.........11......1
Eczema1....................................1...11......
Pemphigus3....................................21321...
Accidents and Negligence
In Vehicular Traffic...2.........121...111...729612
On Railways............112141.........9110613
In Building Operations...........................1.........1...1...1...
By Machinery...............1......1............112...2...
By Weapons and Implements..................1...1............112...11
Burns and Scalds16........................1......538242
Poisons Poisonous Vapours............11...1...............1232...1
Surgical Narcosis Drowning............1........................1...11......
Suffocation, Overlaid in Bed1...31......2...1............718611
Suffocation, Overlaid in Bed Otherwise1....................................1...1...1...
Falls not specified...............11............1...1232...1
Otherwise, not stated.....................21315286148...1
Otherwise, not stated...1...1.....................1...123111
Homicide2....................................112...11
Suicides.
By Poison.....................231.........246411
By Hanging and Strangulation..................13......11...6...615...
By Drawing...........................1.........1...1...1...
By Shooting...............1111............4...42...2
By Crushing.....................1...............1...11......
By Crushing.....................1...............1...1...1...
Ill-defined and Unspecified Causes
(a) Found Drowned.....................213.........516411
(b) Other Causes1.........1...............1......2133......
Totals67134340324470175209218270222151311263121324761101851524