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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 1898
Report upon the public health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Battersea...
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TABLE VII.
STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
| WEST BATTERSEA. Population (Census) 1896, 93,385 Estimated mean population including institutions, for middle of 1898, 97,917. | Total Deaths from each class of Disease. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | From 1 to 5 years. | Total under 5 years. | From 5 to 15 years. | From 15 to 25 years. | From 25 to 65 years. | 65 years and upwards. | Nobility and Gentry. | Professional Class, Mer-chants, Bankers, &c. | Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial and Labouring Classes, &c. | ||||
| I. Zymotic. | Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 47 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 39 | 46 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 44 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Enteric Fever | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ||
| Continued Fever | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| Diphtheria and | 25 | 14 | 11 | ... | 13 | 13 | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 19 | ||
| Membranous Croup | ||||||||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | 35 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 35 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 31 | ||
| Erysipelas | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | ||
| Diarrhœa, Dysentery & Cholera | 74 | 42 | 32 | 62 | 8 | 70 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | 67 | ||
| Influenza | 49 | 29 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 9 | ... | 3 | 22 | 15 | ... | 1 | 6 | 40 | ||
| Other Zymotic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Total of Zymotic Diseases | 248 | 131 | 117 | 91 | 88 | 179 | 13 | 7 | 31 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 218 | ||
| I. Constitutional | Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Rheumatism | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ||
| Cancer & other Tumours | 49 | 14 | 35 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37 | 12 | ... | 1 | 10 | 38 | ||
| Other Constitutional Diseases | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ||
| Phthisis and other Tubercular Diseases | 140 | 83 | 57 | 34 | 17 | 51 | 5 | 17 | 66 | 1 | ... | 2 | 28 | 110 | ||
| III. Local. I | Nervous | 79 | 40 | 39 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 64 | |
| Circulatory | 57 | 23 | 34 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 45 | 5 | ... | 1 | 8 | 48 | ||
| Respiratory | 150 | ... | 68 | 38 | 35 | 73 | 3 | 2 | 56 | 16 | 1 | ... | 14 | 135 | ||
| Digestive | 96 | 43 | 53 | 57 | 15 | 72 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 90 | ||
| Urinary | 35 | 15 | 20 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | ... | 1 | 3 | 31 | ||
| Generative | 8 | ... | 8 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Locomotory | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Integumentary | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| IV.Developmental. | Premature Birth, Low Vitality, and Congenital Defects | 134 | 94 | 40 | 134 | ... | 134 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 11 | 121 | |
| Old Age | 147 | 57 | 90 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 134 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 118 | ||
| V. Violence | 45 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | ... | 2 | 1 | 42 | ||
| VI. All other Diseases | 6 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ||
| Totals | 1205 | 609 | 596 | 390 | 174 | 564 | 37 | 41 | 35o | 213 | 15 | 19 | 136 | 1035 | ||