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of life, more especially the infantile ages under five, as the
greatest waste of life has occurred in the past at the early years,
and although great improvement has taken place in this respect
during the last few years, still much remains to be done in this
direction. For instance, five hundred and nine out of a total of
one thousand four hundred and thirty-two deaths under five years
were from Zymotic diseases, a proportion which ought to be
largely diminished. This, however, shews a great diminution
compared with former years. Particulars of the other ages at
death are also given in this table.
The two thousand nine hundred and forty one persons,
including non-parishioners, who died in the parish during 1896,
would give a gross death rate of 177 per thousand per annum,
viz.:—
East Battersea 1,134
West Battersea 1,300
(excluding public institutions)
Wandsworth and Clapham Union Infirmary—
(a) Parishioners 239
(b) Non-parishioners 242
Bolingbroke Hospital—
(a) Parishioners 11
(b) Non-parishioners 11
Westminster Union Schools—
(а) Parishioners —
(б) Non-parishioners 3
Masonic School—
(a) Parishioners 1
(b) Non-Parishioner
Total 2,941