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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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Boil all your milk as soon as it comes into the house. This
will kill any germs that may be in the milk. Then keep it
covered so as to prevent other germs from getting in.
Do not eat tainted meat. Keep your cistern clean, and
boil your drinking water.
Thousands of hand-fed babies die from Diarrhœa every
summer, but breast-fed babies are seldom attacked. It is,
therefore, particularly important that babies should be fed
from the mother's breast during the hot weather.
By Order of the Health Committee,
G. F. McCLEARY, M.D.,
Medical Officer of Health.
Municipal Buildings, Lavender Hill.
July, 1905.
| 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 |
| 1904 | 139 | 41 |
| 1905 | 132 | 50 |