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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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The following table shows the death-rate from phthisis and other tubercular diseases in each year since 1901, and the average rates for the decennia 1901-1910 and 1911-1920:—
| Year. | Deaths from Phthisis per 100,000 persons. | Deaths from other Tubercular Diseases per 100,000 persons. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 146 | 60 |
| 1902 | 129 | 44 |
| 1908 | 128 | 51 |
| 1904 | 139 | 41 |
| 1905 | 132 | 50 |
| 1906 | 122 | 48 |
| 1907 | 120 | 46 |
| 1908 | 119 | 46 |
| 1909 | 117 | 39 |
| 1910 | 104 | 30 |
| 1901-10 (aver.) | 126 | 45 |
| 1911 | 129 | 43 |
| 1912 | 113 | 26 |
| 1913 | 114 | 32 |
| 1914 | 122 | 37 |
| 1915 | 143 | 31 |
| 1916 | 144 | 36 |
| 1917 | 168 | 25 |
| 1918 | 152 | 41 |
| 1919 | 107 | 23 |
| 1920 | 103 | 25 |
| 1911-20 (aver.) | 129 | 32 |
The number of deaths from phthisis and other tubercular diseases and the death-rate per 1,000 population in each of the sub-districts are set out in the following table:—
| District. | Phthisis. | Other Tuber-cular Diseases. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths. | Rate. | No. of Deaths. | Rate. | No. of Deaths. | Rate. | |
| East Battersea | 74 | 1·07 | 17 | 0·25 | 91 | 1·32 |
| Nth-West Battersea | 49 | 1·01 | 13 | 0·27 | 62 | 1·28 |
| Sth-West Battersea | 47 | 0·97 | 12 | 0·25 | 59 | 1·22 |
| The Borough | 170 | 1·03 | 42 | 0·25 | 212 | 1·28 |