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Battersea 1909

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1909

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TABLE IV. (Required by the Local Government Board to be used in the Annual Report of theMedical Officer of Health.) Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1909.

Causes of Death.Deaths in, or belonging to, Whole District at Subjoined Ages.Deaths in, or belonging to, Localities at all Ages.Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.
All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 65 years.65 years and upwards.East Battersea.North-West Battersea.South-West Battersea.
Small-pox......................
Measles8614666......5031541
Scarlet Fever8..62......62....
Whooping Cough6026331......4117236
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup232183......1562..
Croup......................
FeverTyphus......................
Enteric7......16..61..1
Other Continued211........11..1
Epidemic Influenza33..2..21712911137
Cholera......................
Plague......................
Diarrhœa53429....2..331642
Enteritis55405..1..92325735
Puerperal Fever7......25..1518
Erysipelas41......122115
Other Septic Diseases134..11435717
Phthisis2171763515315977248107
Other Tubercular Diseases7215271596..3722138
Cancer, Malignant Disease180....121126574446273
Bronchitis319512221921511361117293
Pneumonia21150511096625107792561
Pleurisy10..3..11591..5
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs221......1658775
Alcoholism25l..1..2031141013
Cirrhosis of Liver
Venereal Diseases961....2..4329
Premature Birth8989..........38361510
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition7......16..4213
Heart Diseases86..334522429322545
Accidents46577714619171042
Suicides14......21027349
All other causes759129212723256303316259184276
All causes2417478282851018416301088815514902