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Battersea 1902
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1903
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Deaths in Public Institutions.
The deaths of Battersea residents occurring in public
institutions numbered 673.323 occurred within, and 350
without the Borough. 348 deaths occurred in Workhouses
or Workhouse Infirmaries, as against 356 in 1902, and 331 in
1901.
Table VI. gives a list of the institutions in which the
deaths occurred.
Table V. shows the number of deaths of Battersea
residents in public institutions in the years 1893-1902, and the
proportion in each year of such deaths to the total number of
deaths.
TABLE V.
| Year. | Total Deaths | Deaths in Public Institutions. | Proportion per cent. of Deaths in Public Institutions to Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | 2974 | 537 | 18.0 |
| 1894 | 2577 | 527 | 20.4 |
| 1895 | 2961 | 537 | 16.1 |
| 1896 | 2994 | 560 | 18.7 |
| 1897 | 2737 | 576 | 20.6 |
| 1898 | 2892 | 625 | 21.6 |
| 1899 | 2905 | 644 | 22.1 |
| 1900 | 2978 | 625 | 20.9 |
| 1901 | 2766 | 640 | 23.1 |
| 1902 | 2581 | 731 | 28.3 |
| Average 1893-1902 | 2836 | 600 | 21.0 |
| 1903 | 2476 | 673 | 27.1 |