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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 XVI.
| Year. | Deaths from Phthisis per 100,000 persons. | Deaths from other Tubercular Diseases per 100,000 persons. |
|---|---|---|
| 1892 | 135 | 18 |
| 1893 | 143 | 82 |
| 1894 | 137 | 53 |
| 1895 | 151 | 65 |
| 1896 | 146 | 79 |
| 1897 | 151 | 62 |
| 1898 | 154 | 71 |
| 1899 | 162 | 56 |
| 1900 | 155 | 53 |
| 1901 | 146 | 60 |
| 1902 | 129 | 44 |
| 1903 | 128 | 51 |
The total number of deaths from Tuberculosis in 1903 was
311, as compared with 299 in 1901. The deaths from the
various forms of the disease were as follows :—
Tuberculosis of the Lung's (Consumption) ... 222
Tuberculosis of the Brain ... ... ... 33
Tuberculosis of the Larynx .1. ... 4
Abdominal Tuberculosis ... ... ... 17
General Tuberculosis ... ... ... 27
Other forms of Tuberculosis ... ... 8
The number of deaths from Phthisis and other Tubercular
diseases, and the death-rate per 1,000 in each of the subdistricts
is set out in the following table :—