Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report upon the public health & sanitary condition of Battersea during the year1900
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Census Population 1891. | Census Population 1896. | Difference per cent. as compared with 1891. | Census Population 1901. | Difference per cent. as compared with 1896. | Difference per cent. as compared with 1891. |
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Persons. | Males. | Females. | Females per 1000 Males. |
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Persons. | Males. | Femsles. |
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District | Area in Statute Acres excluding Water. | Families or Separate Occupiers. | Houses. | |||
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Inhabited. | Uninhabited. | Building. | ||||
In Occupation (by caretakers) | Not in Occupation. |
Battersea. | Percentage of tenements of less than 5 rooms to total tenements. | Percentage of tenements of one room to total tenements. | Percentage of population living in tenements of | ||||
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One room. | Two rooms | Three rooms | Four rooms |
Metropolitan Borough of Battersea. | Rooms in Tenement. | Tenements of less than five rooms. | Persons per Tenement. | |||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 or more. |
Name of District | Out of every 100 Total Families or Separate Occupiers, the Number Occupying Tenements of Fewer than 5 Rooms was | Out of every 100 Total Families or Separate Occupiers, the following Number Occupied Tenements of | Percentage of Domestic indoor Servants to Families or Separate Occupiers. | |||
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1 Room. | 2 Rooms. | 3 Rooms. | 4 Rooms |
Males. | Females. | Total. |
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Males. | Females. | Total. |
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Year. | The Borough. | East Battersea. | North.West Battersea. | South.West Battersea. | London. |
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Year. | Battersea. | London. | |
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No. of Illegitimate Births. | Illegitimate Births to 1,000 Births. | Illegitimate Births to 1,000 Births. |
Year. | Battersea. | London. | |
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No. of Marriages. | Marriage.rate. | Marriage.rate. |
Males. | Females. | Total. |
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Years. | The Borough. | East Battersea. | North.West Battersea. | South.West Battersea. |
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Year. | Total Deaths. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | Proportion per cent. of Deaths in Public Institutions to Total Deaths. |
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Year | Population estimated to middle of each Year. | Births. | total deaths registered in the district | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Non-Residents registered in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District. | Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District. | |||||
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under i year of age- | at all ages. | |||||||||||
Number | Rate* | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Births registered | Number. | Rate* | Number. | Rate* | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Institution. | Total. | Group Totals. |
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Names of Localities. | 1. Borough of Battersea. | 3. East Battersea. | 3. North-West Battersea. | 4. South-West Battersea. | ||||||||||||
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Year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each Year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deathsunder 1 year. |
Year. | Mean Population for Year. | Births. | Birth Rate. | Deaths. | Death Rate. | Zymotic Deaths. | Natural Increase. |
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Year. | The Borough. | East Battersea. | North-West Battersea. | South-West Battersea. | ||||
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Deaths under 1 year. | Deaths per 1,000 Births. | Deaths under 1 year. | Deaths per 1,000 Births. | Deaths under 1 year. | Deaths per 1,000 Births. | Deaths under 1 year. | Deaths per 1,000 Births. |
Cause of Death. | No. of Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 Births. |
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1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | Decennial average | 1901 |
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CAUSES of DEATH. | Deaths in or belonging to Whole District at Subjoined Ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities at all Ages. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | |||||||||
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All Ages | Under 1 year. | 1and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 65 years. | 65 years and upwards. | East Battersea. | North-West Battersea. | South-West Battersea. |
Mean Death-rate per 1000 1891-1900. | Death-rate per 1ooo 1901. | Gain in 1901 | Loss in 1901 |
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Years. | Small-pox. | Erysipelas. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Scarlet Fever. | Enteric and Continued Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | ||||||
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Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. |
No. ot cases notified. | Notifications per per 1,000 of the population. |
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Year. | No. of Notifications received. | Notifications per 1000 of the population. | Percentage of cases removed to hospital. |
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Month. | Week of Year. | Cases of Infectious Disease Notified. | ||||||||||||
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Small-Pox. | Cholera. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Erysipelas. | Scarlet Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Continued and RelapsingFever | Puerperal Fever. | Totals. | ||||
1901. | 1900. | 1899. |
Month. | Week of Year. | Cases of Infectious Disease Notified. | ||||||||||||
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Small-Pox. | Cholera. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Erysipelas. | Scarlet Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Continued and Relapsing. | Puerperal Fever. | Totals. | ||||
1901. | 1900. | 1899. |
Ward. | Small-pox. | Diphtheria & Membranous Croup. | Erysipelas. | Scarlet Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Total. |
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Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Whole District. | Total Cases Notified in each Locality. | No. of Cases Removed to Hospital from each Locality | ||||||||||
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At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | East Battersea. | N.-West Battersea. | S.-West Battersea | East Battersea. | N.-West Battersea. | S.-West Battersea. | ||||||
Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. |
No. | Date of Notification. | Initials of Patient. | Age. | Sex. | Vaccination. | No. of scars | Re-vaccination Date. | Result. |
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No. | Date ot Notification. | Initials of Patient. | Age. | Sex. | Vaccination. | No. of scars | Re-vaccination Date. | Result. |
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Age Period. | Vaccinated. | Unvaccinated. | ||
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Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. |
Year. | Children not finally accounted for (including cases postponed) per cent. of total births. | |
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Battersea. | London. |
Year. | Deaths from Phthisis per 100,000 persons. | Deaths from other Tubercular Disease s per 100,000 persons. |
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District. | Phthisis. | Other Tubercular Diseases. | Total. | |||
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No. of Deaths. | Rate. | No. of Deaths. | Rate. | No. of Deaths. | Rate. |
1896. | 1897. | 1898. | 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | Total |
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Number of bodies received in the Mortuary. | Number of bodies upon which postmortem examinations were held. | Number of bodies upon which Coroner's inquests were held. |
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1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 |
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EAST BATTERSEA. | NORTH-WEST BATTERSEA. | SOUTH-WEST BATTERSEA. | ||||||
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Name of Road. | No of houses inspected. | No. of houses in which defects existed. | Name of Road. | No. of houses inspected. | No. of houses in which defects existed. | Name of Road. | No. of houses inspected. | No. of houses in which defects existed. |
Year. | No. of Certificates granted. | Year | No. of Certificates granted. |
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Description of Article. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Inferior. | Total. |
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Diseases | AGES. | All Ages. | Sub-Districts. | ||||||||||||||||
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Under 1 year | 1 to 5 years. | 5 to 10 years. | 10 to x5 years. | 15 to 20 years. | 20 to 25 years. | 25 to 35 years. | 35 to 45 years. | 45 to 55 years. | 55 to 65 years. | 65 to 75 years. | 75 to 85 years. | 85 years and upwards. | Males. | Females. | Total | East Battersea. | North-West Battersea. | South-West Battersea. |
Diseases. | AGES. | All Ages. | Sub-Districts. | ||||||||||||||||
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Under 1 year. | 1 to 5 years. | 5 to 10 years. | 10 to 15 years. | 15 to 20 years. | 20 to 25 years. | 25 to 35 years. | 35 to 45 years. | 45 to 55 years, | 55 to 65 years. | 65 to 75 years. | 75 to 85 years. | 85 years and upwards | Males. | Females. | Total | East Battersea. | North-West Battersea. | South-West Battersea. |
DISEASES | AGES. | All Ages. | Sub-Districts. | ||||||||||||||||
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Under 1 year. | 1 to 5 years | 5 to 10 years. | 10 to 15 years. | 15 to 20 years | 20 to 25 years. | 25 to 35 years. | 35 to 45 years. | 45 to 55 years. | 55 to 65 years. | 65 to 75 years. | 75 to 85 years. | 85 years and upwards. | Males. | Females. | Total | East Battersea. | North-West Battersea | South-West Battersea. |