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Of the deaths recorded in Battersea at the other extreme
of life, six hundred and eight were sixty-five years of age and
upwards ; of these ninety-four were " non-residents," and by
deducting this number and adding those of fifty " residents"
occurring outside Battersea, a corrected total of five hundred
and sixty-four is produced compared with five hundred and six
during the previous year. The deaths at high ages continue to
increase annually and indicate a great improvement in longevity.
The annual average for the preceding five years was four
hundred and thirty-four; two hundred and sixty-three of these
deaths were recorded as from " old age."
Causes of Non-Zymotic Mortality.
Of the two thousand nine hundred and fifty-one deaths
registered in Battersea, two thousand five hundred and nine
were from diseases other than those included in the zymotic
class. Diseases of the Respiratory System contributed the
largest number to the mortality, namely, six hundred and eight,
a very large proportion occurring during the first few weeks of
the year and were doubtless associated with the outbreak of
Influenza then prevailing. Phthisis and other Tubercular
Diseases occupy the next place numerically, three hundred and
fifty-two deaths being recorded. From Diseases of the Brain
and Nerves, two hundred and seventy-three deaths took place ;
from Premature Birth, low vitality, and other congenital
defects, two hundred and fifty-four; Disease of the Heart, two
hundred and fifty; of the Digestive Organs, one hundred and
eighty-four; from Violence, one hundred and twenty-five; Age,
two hundred and sixty-three; Diseases of the Urinary Organs,
forty-two ; of the Organs of Generation, sixteen; Locomotory
Diseases, two ; and all other Non-Zymotic Diseases, one
hundred and forty.
The following table compares the Non-Zymotic Mortality
in Battersea during the past eleven years:—