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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 1893
Report upon the public health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Battersea during the year1893
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gardens of private houses and market gardens occupying a considerable
proportion of the total area.
TABLE V.
| Year. | Mean-Population for Year. | Births. | Birth rate. | Deaths. | Death rate. | Zymotic Deaths. | Natural Increase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1856 | 15,069 | 536 | 36.2 | 320 | 21.2 | 45 | 216 |
| 1857 | 15,970 | 582 | 36.0 | 343 | 46 | 239 | |
| 1858 | 16,872 | 562 | 33.3 | 380 | 22.5 | 100 | 182 |
| 1859 | 17.774 | 685 | 38.5 | 394 | 22.1 | 96 | 292 |
| 1860 | 18,676 | 680 | 36.4 | 399 | 21.3 | 62 | 281 |
| 1861 | 19,582 | 750 | 38.3 | 505 | 25.7 | 112 | 245 |
| 1862 | 23,108 | 784 | 33.9 | 491 | 21.2 | 106 | 293 |
| 1863 | 26,635 | 1,042 | 39.1 | 522 | 19.5 | 86 | 520 |
| 1864 | 30,161 | 1,140 | 37.7 | 669 | 22.1 | 129 | 471 |
| 1865 | 33,688 | 1,357 | 40.2 | 785 | 23.3 | 177 | 572 |
| 1866 | 37,145 | 1,386 | 37.3 | 1,002 | 26.9 | 244 | 384 |
| 1867 | 40,741 | 1,734 | 42.5 | 870 | 21.3 | 122 | 864 |
| 1868 | 44.267 | 1,975 | 44.6 | 1,046 | 23.6 | 194 | 929 |
| 1869 | 47,749 | 2,096 | 43.8 | 1,121 | 23.4 | 247 | 975 |
| 1870 | 51,320 | 2,170 | 42.2 | 1,375 | 26.7 | 404 | 795 |
| 1871 | 54,847 | 2,220 | 40.4 | 1,472 | 26.8 | 463 | 748 |
| 1872 | 60,244 | 2,349 | 38.9 | 1,202 | 19.9 | 220 | 1,147 |
| 1873 | 65,614 | 2,659 | 40.5 | 1,307 | 19.9 | 205 | 1,352 |
| 1874 | 70,984 | 2,865 | 40.3 | 1,387 | 19.5 | 238 | 1,478 |
| 1875 | 76,354 | 3,080 | 40.3 | 1,724 | 22.5 | 307 | 1,356 |
| 1876 | 81,704 | 3,455 | 42.2 | 1,745 | 21.3 | 340 | I,710 |
| 1877 | 87,094 | 3,481 | 39.9 | 1,725 | 19.8 | 280 | 1,756 |
| 1878 | 92,464 | 3,748 | 40.5 | 1,803 | 19.4 | 322 | 1.945 |
| 1879 | 97,834 | 4,001 | 40.8 | 1,980 | 20.2 | 355 | 2,021 |
| 1880 | 103,204 | 4,095 | 39.6 | 2,040 | 19.7 | 383 | 2.055 |
| 1881 | 108,342 | 4,452 | 41.8 | 2,033 | 18.7 | 381 | 2,419 |
| 1882 | 112,661 | 4,504 | 39.9 | 2,214 | 19.6 | 353 | 2,190 |
| 1883 | 116,980 | 4,711 | 40.2 | 2,344 | 20.0 | 369 | 2.367 |
| 1884 | 121,299 | 5,275 | 43.4 | 2,569 | 21.1 | 568 | 2,706 |
| 1885 | 125,618 | 4,654 | 37.0 | 2,566 | 20.4 | 432 | 2,088 |
| 1886 | 129,937 | 5,140 | 39.5 | 2,477 | 19.0 | 398 | 2,663 |
| 1887 | 134,256 | 5,186 | 38.6 | 2,451 | 18.2 | 502 | 2,735 |
| 1888 | 138,565 | 5,06l | 36.5 | 2,187 | 15.7 | 363 | 2.874 |
| 1889 | 142,884 | 5,161 | 36.1 | 2,240 | 15.6 | 366 | 2,921 |
| 1890 | 147,203 | 5,105 | 34.6 | 2,854 | 19.3 | 543 | 2,251 |
| 1891 | 151,537 | 5,237 | 34.5 | 2,619 | 17.2 | 398 | 2,618 |
| 1892 | 155,856 | 4,990 | 32.0 | 2,692 | 17.2 | 473 | 2,298 |
| 1893 | 160,175 | 5,225 | 32.6 | 2,801 | I7.4 | 564 | 2,424 |
In the four Tables that follow and in the" appended details
will be found separate particulars of the mortality"occurring in
East Battersea, West Battersea, among parishioners and nonv
parishioners in the Union Infirmary and other public institutions
situated within the parish of Battersea. They generally follow
the method of classification which has been adopted in these
reports for many years and are useful for purposes of comparison,