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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 1903
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Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. The case-rate, death-rate and case-mortality from Diphtheria and Membranous Croup since 1891 are set out below : —
| Year. | Cases | Case-rate per 1,000 population. | Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000 population. | Casemortality per cent. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 260 | 1.72 | 68 | 0.45 | 26.1 |
| 1892 | 366 | 2.38 | 57 | 0.37 | 15.6 |
| 1893 | 682 | 4.35 | 176 | 1.12 | 25.8 |
| 1894 | 505 | 3.16 | 118 | 0.73 | 23.3 |
| 1895 | 411 | 2.52 | 94 | 0.57 | 22.8 |
| 1896 | 426 | 2.57 | 82 | 0.49 | 19.2 |
| 1897 | 614 | 3.69 | 108 | 0.65 | 17.6 |
| 1898 | 791 | 4.74 | 120 | 0.71 | 15.1 |
| 1899 | 606 | 3.61 | 63 | 0.37 | 10.4 |
| 1900 | 306 | 1.81 | 32 | 0.19 | 10.4 |
| 1901 | 264 | 1.56 | 20 | 0.11 | 7.5 |
| 1902 | 275 | 1.60 | 18 | 0.10 | 6.5 |
| 1903 | 282 | 1.62 | 29 | 0.16 | 10.3 |
The case-rate in the sub-districts in 1903 was as
follows: —East Battersea, 1.11 ; North-West Battersea, 2.72 ;
South-West Battersea, 1.28.
In the County of London the case-rate was 1.67, the
death-rate 0.16, and the case-mortality 9.5 per cent.
The number of cases removed to hospital was 231, or 81 .9
per cent, of the total number of cases notified. In 1902 the
percentage of cases removed to hospital was 73.4, and in 1901
78.7. The percentage of cases removed in the sub-districts
was as follows:—East Battersea, 76.8, North-West
Battersea, 9 1.1 ; South-West Battersea, 69.2. Seventeen
deaths occurred in hospital and 12 at home, the case-mortality
at hospital and at home being 7.3 and 23.5 respectively.