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Battersea 1900
Report upon the public health & sanitary condition of Battersea during the year1900
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TABLE XX.
| Year. | Deaths from Phthisis per 100,000 persons. | Deaths from other Tubercular Disease s per 100,000 persons. |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 146 | 42 |
| 1892 | 135 | 18 |
| 1893 | 143 | 82 |
| 1894 | 137 | 53 |
| 1895 | 151 | 65 |
| 1896 | 146 | 79 |
| 1897 | 151 | 62 |
| 1898 | 154 | 71 |
| 1899 | 162 | 56 |
| 1900 | 155 | 53 |
| 1901 | 146 | 60 |
A very remarkable feature will be observed in the above,
namely, the relative position of the several Sanitary Districts
in regard to prevalence of infectious disease exactly coincides
with the numerical order of the Districts in question.
I propose to deal now with each of the notifiable diseases.
small Pox.
Battersea has again to be congratulated upon absolute
freedom from Small Pox, during a period which now considerably
exceeds two years, the last case having been notified in
the year 1898.
One " reported" case, however, came to notice during
the year. On 30th January a communication was received
to the effect that a child at Russell Street was " covered with a
rash resembling small pox." Enquiries were forthwith made