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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 1905
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1905
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that progress is already being made to reduce the occurrence of
these important cases. The number of suspected return cases
in 1904 was sixteen, or 4 26 per cent. of the total cases notified;
in 1905 the return cases were 23, or only 2 87 per cent.
of the total cases.
In 48 of the cases notified as suffering from scarlet fever,
the diagnosis was found to be erroneous and the patients were
sent back from hospital.
The case-rate, death-rate and case-mortality from Diphtheria and Membranous Croup since 1891 are set out in the following table:—
| 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.l3 |
| 1904 | 199 | 1.13 | 14 | 0.07 | 7.0 |
| 1905 | 166 | 0.93 | 11 | 0.06 | 6.6 |
The case-rate in the sub-districts in 1905 was as follows:—
East Battersea, 0.88; North-West Battersea, 1.09; South-West
Battersea, 0.86.
In the County of London the case-rate was 1.38, the
death-rate 0.12, and the case-mortality 8.41 per cent.