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Battersea 1908
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1908
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In the following table are shown the number of cases and the case mortality per cent. in the Borough and sub-districts during 1908:—
| Sub Registration Districts. | East Battersea. | Nth.-West Battersea. | Sth.-West Battersea. | Borough. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Cases | 568 | 313 | 218 | 1099 |
| Case-rate per 1,000 population | 7.44 | 6.32 | 3.75 | 5.97 |
| No. of Deaths | 17 | 4 | 3 | 24 |
| Death-rate per 1,000 population | 0.22 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.13 |
| Case-mortality per cent. | 2.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.1 |
In the next table are shown the case rate per 1,000 of the population and the case mortality (i.e., the proportion of deaths to attacks) in 1891 and subsequent years.
| Year. | Cases. | Case-rate per 1,000 population. | Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000 population. | Casemortality per cent. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 738 | 4.89 | 38 | 0.25 | 5.1 |
| 1892 | 1,171 | 7.61 | 42 | 0.27 | 3.5 |
| 1893 | 1,407 | 8.97 | 32 | 0.20 | 2.2 |
| 1894 | 837 | 5.24 | 30 | 0.18 | 3.5 |
| 1895 | 830 | 5.09 | 28 | 0.17 | 3.3 |
| 1896 | 1,111 | 6.72 | 32 | 0.19 | 2.8 |
| 1897 | 1,621 | 9.76 | 47 | 0.28 | 2.9 |
| 1898 | 809 | 4.84 | 28 | 0.16 | 3.4 |
| 1899 | 721 | 4.30 | 14 | 0.08 | 1.9 |
| 1900 | 548 | 3.25 | 13 | 0.07 | 2.3 |
| 1901 | 609 | 3.60 | 9 | 0.05 | 1.4 |
| 1902 | 854 | 4.98 | 23 | 0.13 | 2.6 |
| 1903 | 448 | 2.58 | 7 | 0.04 | 1.5 |
| 1904 | 375 | 2.13 | 11 | 0.06 | 2.9 |
| 1905 | 801 | 4.51 | 24 | 0.13 | 2.8 |
| 1906 | 1,011 | 5.62 | 24 | 0.13 | 2.3 |
| 1907 | 922 | 5.07 | 20 | 0.11 | 2.1 |
| 1908 | 1,099 | 5.97 | 24 | 0.13 | 2.1 |