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Battersea 1904
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1904
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The slight rise in the death-rate in 1904, as compared with
the previous year, is due to the fact that the exceptionally hot
weather in the summer of 1904 gave rise to an increase in the
infantile mortality.
Deaths in Public Institutions.
The deaths of Battersea residents occurring in public
institutions numbered 751. 353 occurred within, and 398
without the Borough. 415 deaths occurred in Workhouses
or Workhouse Infirmaries, as against 348 in 1903, and 356
in 1902.
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 1894-1904, 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 percent. of Deaths in Public Institutions to Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | 2577 | 527 | 20.4 |
| 1895 | 2961 | 537 | l6.1 |
| 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 |
| 19OI | 2766 | 640 | 23.1 |
| 1902 | 2581 | 731 | 28.3 |
| 1903 | 2476 | 673 | 27.1 |
| Average 1894-1903 | 2786 | 613 | 21.8 |
| 1904 | 2543 | 751 | 29.5 |