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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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Table A of Deaths during the Year 1896 in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Battersea, classified according to Diseases., Ages and Localities.
| Names of Localitiesadopted for the purpose of these Statisstitics;Public Institutions beingshewn as separate localities.[a] | Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages. | [i] | Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under 5 Years. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | l?, | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | is | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||||||||||
| At all ages, [b] | Under 1 year.[c] | 1and under 5[d] | 5and under 15[e] | 15and under 25[f] | 25 and under 65[g] | 65 and upwards[h] | Small Pox. | Scralatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia, &c. | Heart Disease. | Influenza. | Injuries. | All Other Diseases. | Total. | |||||||
| Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Battersea | 1134 | 430 | 246 | 54 | 43 | 246 | 115 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 16 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 75 | 56 | 83 | ... | 2 | 135 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 280 | 676 | |
| 5 upwards | ... | 1 | 7 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 78 | 90 | 45 | 11 | 26 | 181 | 458 | |||||||||
| West Battersea | 1300 | 465 | 224 | 54 | 43 | 347 | 167 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 17 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 90 | 75 | 48 | ... | 1 | 142 | 2 | ... | 20 | 291 | 689 | |
| 5 upwards | ... | 4 | 5 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 90 | 111 | 76 | 9 | 28 | 261 | 611 | |||||||||
| Infirmary, St. John's Hill | 481 | 42 | 21 | 7 | 23 | 210 | 178 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 2 | 24 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 22 | 63 | |
| 5 upwards | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 5 | 71 | 49 | 56 | 1 | 7 | 214 | 418 | ||||||||||
| Bolingbroke Hospital | 22 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| 5 upwards | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 11 | 8 | 21 | |||||||||
| Westminster Union Schools. | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 upwards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Masonic School, Battersea Rise | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwards | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Emanuel School, Battersea Rise | ... | .... | .... | .... | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 2941 | 937 | 495 | 118 | 111 | 816 | 464 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 33 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 177 | 133 | 155 | ...- | 3 | 280 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 594 | 1432 | |
| 5 upwards | ... | 5 | 12 | 2 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 11 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 239 | 271 | 178 | 21 | 72 | 665 | 1509 | |||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above Records of Mortality. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the District of Persons belonging thereto. | 319 | 1 44 | 58 | 39 | 19 | 133 | 26 | Under 5 | ... | 20 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 16 | ... | ... | 5 | 35 | 102 | |
| 5 upwards | ... | 7 | 13 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 21 | ... | 21 | 102 | 217 | |||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the District of Persons not belonging thereto. | 266 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 109 | 102 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | 11 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 19 | 42 | ||
| 5 upwards | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 28 | 25 | 34 | ... | 18 | 111 | 224 | |||||||||