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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 1896
Report upon the public health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Battersea during the year1896
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conditions should enable children (and as we have said it is
amongst them that the diminution of Small-Pox mortality has
been greatest) to escape attacks of Small-Pox and overcome the
disease rather than to escape from and overcome any of the other
diseases to which we have referred.
In the case of Measles, there has not been during the period
in question any diminution in the mortality corresponding with
that displayed in the case of Small-Pox.
The following table shows the mortality from Measles in England and Wales during each of the years 1838-1842 and 1847-1894. The figures for the years 1843-1846 are not available:—
| Year. | Deaths from Measles to every 100,000 living. | Year. | Deaths from Measles to every 100,000 living. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | 43 | 1867 | 30 |
| 1839 | 71 | 1868 | 53 |
| 1840 | 59 | 1869 | 46 |
| 1870 | 34 | ||
| 1841 | 43 | ||
| 1842 | 54 | 1871 | 41 |
| 1843 | 1872 | 37 | |
| 1844 | Causes of death not abstracted by Registrar-General. | 1873 | 32 |
| 1845 | 1874 | 52 | |
| 1846 | 1875 | 26 | |
| 1847 | 51 | 1876 | 41 |
| 1848 | 40 | 1877 | 37 |
| 1849 | 31 | 1878 | 31 |
| 1850 | 40 | 1879 | 36 |
| 1880 | 48 | ||
| 1851 | 52 | ||
| 1852 | 32 | 1881 | 28 |
| 1853 | 27 | 1882 | 48 |
| 1854 | 50 | 1883 | 35 |
| 1855 | 39 | 1884 | 42 |
| 1856 | 37 | 1885 | 53 |
| 1857 | 31 | 1886 | 43 |
| 1858 | 48 | 1887 | 59 |
| 1859 | 49 | 1888 | 35 |
| 1860 | 48 | 1889 | 52 |
| 1890 | 44 | ||
| 1861 | 45 | ||
| 1862 | 48 | 1891 | 44 |
| 1863 | 55 | 1892 | 46 |
| 1864 | 40 | 1893 | 37 |
| 1865 | 41 | 1894 | 39 |
| 1866 | 51 |