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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 XV. gives the cases of each disease occurring in
the Wards.
TABLE XV. Notifications of Infectious Disease received during the Year 1903 arranged in Wards.
| Ward. | Small-pox. | Chickenpox. | Diphtheria & Membranous Croup . | Erysipelas. | Scarlet Fever. | Typhoid or Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 (Nine Elms) | – | 13 | 35 | 24 | 83 | 7 | 1 | 163 |
| „ 2 (Park) | 10 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 50 | 13 | – | 117 |
| „ 3 (Latchmere) | 5 | 3 | 44 | 21 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 135 |
| „ 4 (Shaftesbury) | 3 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 84 |
| „ 5 (Church) | 7 | 3 | 45 | 24 | 54 | 11 | – | 144 |
| „ 6 (Winstanley) | 6 | 2 | 58 | 12 | 69 | 15 | 2 | 164 |
| „ 7 (St. John) | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 3 | – | 50 |
| „ 8 (Bolingbroke) | – | 5 | 25 | 5 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 96 |
| „ 9 (Broomwood) | – | 5 | 26 | 13 | 43 | 8 | – | 95 |
| Totals | 33 | 45 | 282 | 148 | 448 | 85 | 7 | 1,048 |
Small-Pox.
The following table gives the number of Small-pox cases
and deaths in Battersea and in the County of London since
1891 :—