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Battersea 1905

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1905

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Enteric Fever. I he case-rate, death-rate and case-mortality from Enteric Fever since 1891 are set out in the following table :—

Year.Cases.Case-rate per 1,000 populationDeaths.Death-rate per 1,000 population.Case-mortality per cent.
18911180.78230.1519.5
1892820.53100.0612.I
18931380.88220.14l6.0
18941540.96290.1818.8
1895140o.86230.1416.4
18961110.67170.1015.4
1897950.57180.1019.0
1898940.56150.0816.0
18991570.93390.2324.9
19002061.22320.1915.5
1901900.53180.1020.0
1902880.51160.0918.2
1903850.49170.0920.0
1904510.29120.0623.5
1905270.1560.0322.2

The reduction in enteric fever prevalence and mortality
during the last few years, to which attention was called in
previous annual reports, was maintained in 1905, both the
case-rate and death-rate being exceptionally low and indeed
almost insignificant when compared with the rates in previous
years.

The death-rate and case-rate in the sub-districts are set out below:—

Case-rate per 1,000 population.Death-rate per 1,000 population.
East Battersea0.160.04
North-West Battersea0.180.04
South-West Battersea0.110.01

In the County of London the case-rate was 0.33, and the
death-rate 0.05.