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26
BATTERSEA.
It is unsatisfactory to state that the sickness and mortality
of the past year has been in excess of the preceding, but
the excess is not so great as that of 1864 over 1863.
During the entire year Zymotic diseases prevailed extensively,
and were more fatal, which must be expected as
the poor population becomes more numerous. The deaths
registered during the year numbered 785—412 males, and
373 females—being 116 in excess of the previous year. Of
these 785 deaths, 127 occurred in the Workhouse, which
is situate in this Sub-district; 114 of them not belonging
to the parish of Battersea, would, if deducted from the
total number, reduce the mortality to 671. The death
rate for the past year, calculating from the registered
deaths, natural increase, and estimated population, as
described in previous reports, is, I regret to say, about 29
in 1000.
The following table gives the number of deaths that
have been registered during the year 1865, from all causes
and amongst all classes, specifying the sex, age, and social
position of the deceased.