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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 1904
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1904
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Small-Pox. The following table gives the number of Small-pox cases and deaths in Battersea and in the County of London since 1891:—
| Year. | Battersea | London. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | |
| 1891 | - | _ | 114 | 8 |
| 1892 | 2 | 1 | 425 | 41 |
| 1893 | 108 | 2,815 | 206 | |
| 1894 | 8 | 1,193 | 89 | |
| 1895 | 20 | 1 | 980 | 55 |
| 1896 | 4 | — | 225 | 9 |
| 1897 | 1 | — | 104 | 16 |
| 1898 | 1 | — | 33 | 1 |
| 1899 | — | — | 29 | 3 |
| 1900 | — | — | 86 | 4 |
| 1901 | 51 | 4 | 1,700 | 229 |
| 1902 | 169 | 7,797 | 1,314 | |
| 1903 | 33 | — | 416 | 13 |
| 1904 | 7 | — | 491 | 25 |
The last of the 33 cases of small-pox that occurred in the
year 1903 was notified on 7th September in that year. From
that time until February 15th, 1904, no case was notified. On
the latter date a case was notified from Culvert Road, and this
was soon followed by other cases, the total number of cases
occurring in the year being 7. The cases were all traced to
one source of infection.
A list of the cases is given below : —
| No of Case | Initials of Patient. | Street. | Date of Notification. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H. W. | Culvert Road | 15 Feb. |
| 2 | M. W. | Gonsalva Road | 17 ,, |
| 3 | N. D. | Gonsalva Road | 17 ,, |
| 4 | W. W. | Gonsalva Road | 17 ,, |
| 5 | W. W. | Gonsalva Road | 1 March |
| 6 | R. S. | Culvert Road | 3 ,, |
| 7 | G. S. | Culvert Road | 25 ,, |