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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 number of deaths on the Estate was 6 as compared with 17 in 1907. The causes of death were as follows:—

The number of deaths on the Estate was 6 as compared with 17 in 1907. The causes of death were as follows:—

Bronchitis2
Appendicitis1
Heart Disease1
Hemiplegia1
Congenital defect1

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The death-rate per 1,000 of the population on the Estate was
4.1, as compared with 11.5 in 1907.
It should be remembered, however, that these figures are
small, and consequently, for statistical purposes, of little value.
It is sufficient to state that, from my own knowledge, the population
on this Estate compares favourably with that of the rest of
the Borough as regards the standard of health prevailing.