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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 1908

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1908

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Table: The corrected number of deaths of males and females registered in each quarter of the year is set out as follows:—

The corrected number of deaths of males and females registered in each quarter of the year is set out as follows:—

Males.Females.Total.
First quarter374336710
Second quarter294250544
Third quarter230210440
Fourth quarter292286578

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Deaths in Public Institutions.
During the year 1908 the deaths of Battersea residents occurring
in public institutions numbered 747, as compared with 816
in 1907. Of this number 332 occurred within and 415 outside
the Borough. Three hundred and eighty-three occurred in workhouses
or union infirmaries, as against 444 in 1907, and 373 in
1906.
The table on page 21 gives a list of the institutions in
which the deaths occurred.
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