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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 year 1897, still much remains to be done in this
direction. For instance, three hundred and twenty-nine out of
a total of one thousand two hundred and 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 six hundred and twenty persons,
including non-parishioners, who died in the parish during 1897,
would give a gross death rate of 15.5 per thousand living during
the year, and were distributed as follows:—
East Battersea 969
West Battersea 1,192
(excluding public institutions)
Wandsworth and Clapham Union Infirmary—
(a) Parishioners 197
(b) Non-parishioners 239
Bolingbroke Hospital—
(а) Parishioners 11
(b) Non-parishioners 11
Westminster Union Schools—
(a) Parishioners —
(b) Non-parishioners 1
Total 2,620