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Battersea 1902

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1903

Published
1904
Author
McCleary, G. F.
Pages
191
Tables
89

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  • Page 12
    TABLE I. Birth-rate per 1,000 Population.
    Year.The Borough.East Battersea.North-West Battersea.South-West Battersea.London.
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    Birth-rate per 1,000 Population.
    Year.England and Wales.London.Battersea
  • Page 14
    TABLE II.
    Year.Battersea.London.
    No. of Illegitimate Births.Illegitimate Births to 1,000 Births.Illegitimate Births to 1,000 Births.
  • Page 15
    TABLE III.
    Year.Battersea.London.
    No. of Marriages.Marriage-rate.Marriage-rate.
  • Page 16
    The number of deaths registered of males and females in each quarter of the year is set out as follows :—
    Males.Females.Total.
  • Page 17
    TABLE IV. Death-Rate per 1,000 Population.
    Year.The Borough.East Battersea.North-West Battersea.South-West Battersea.
  • Page 18
    The following table gives the recorded and corrected death-rates in the Metropolitan Boroughs in 1903, the Boroughs being arranged in order of corrected death-rate.
    Borough.Recorded Death-rate.Corrected Death-Rate.
  • Page 19
    TABLE V.
    Year.Total DeathsDeaths in Public Institutions.Proportion per cent. of Deaths in Public Institutions to Total Deaths.
  • Page 20
    TABLE VI. Deaths of Battersea Residents in Public Institutions.
    Institution.Total.Group Totals.
  • Page 21
    TABLE VII. Comparative Statistics of Births, Mortality, &c.
    Year.Mean population for year.Births.Birth Rate.Deaths.Death Rate.Zymotic Deaths.Natural Increase.
  • Page 22
    TABLE VIII.
    Year.The Borough.East Battersea.North-West Battersea.South-West Battersea.
    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.
  • Page 23
    The following table gives the age distribution of the deaths under one year in 1903. The mortality was high in the first week, and 347 deaths, or more than one-half the total, occurred in the first three months :—
    DISTRICT.Age in Months.~~~1
    Under 1 Month.Total Under 1 Month.1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-Total Under 1 Year.
    Under 1 week.1 and under 2 weeks.2 and under 3 weeks.3 and under 4 weeks.
  • Page 23
    The chief causes of infant deaths are set out as follows :—
    Cause of Death.No. of Deaths.Rate per 1,000 BirthsRate per 1,000 Births, 1902.Rate per 1,000 Births, 1901
  • Page 26
    TABLE IX.
    1896.1897.1898.1899.1900.1901.1902.1903.Total.
  • Page 26
    Senile Mortality.
    District.65 and under 75.75 and under 85.85 and upwards.Total over 65.
  • Page 29
    TABLE X. Comparative Table of Zymotic Mortality during the past ten years.
    1893189418951896189718981899190019011902Decennial average1903
  • Page 30
    TABLE XI. Comparison of Prevalence of Sickness and Death from Infectious Diseases (Rates calculated per 1,000 persons on the population estimated to the middle of each year).
    Years.Small-pox.Erysipelas.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Scarlet Fever.Enteric and Continued Fever.Puerperal Fever.
    Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.
  • Page 31
    TABLE XII.
    Diseases.Mean Deathrate per 1000 1893-1902.Death-rate per 1000 1903Gain in 1903.Loss in 1903.
  • Page 32
    The number of cases notified and the proportion per 1,000 population are set out as follows :—
    Total number of cases notified.No. of cases notified excluding Chicken-pox.Notifications per 1,000 of the population excluding Chicken-pox.
  • Page 32
    TABLE XIII.
    Year.No. of Notifications received.Notifications per 1,000 of the population.Percentage of cases removed to hospital.
  • Page 33
    The cost of the notification of infectious disease in Battersea in each year since 1891 is given below :—
    Year.Amount paid to Medical Practitioners.Cost per 1,000 Population.
    £.s.d.£.s.d.
  • Page 34
    TABLE XIV. Weekly Summaries of Cases of Infectious Disease Notified During the Year 1903. (Cases of Chicken-pox are excluded).
    Month.Week of Year.Cases of Infectious Disease Notified.Totals.
    Small-Pox.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Erysipelas.Scarlet Fever.Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Continued and Relapsing FeverPuerperal Fever.Cholera.190319021901
  • Page 35
    TABLE XIV.—continued.
    Week of yearCase of Infectious Disease Notified.Totals.
    Small-Pox.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Erysipelas.Scarlet Fever.Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Continued and Relapsing FeverPuerperal Fever.Cholera.190319021901
  • Page 36
    TABLE XV. Notifications of Infectious Disease received during the Year 1903 arranged in Wards.
    Ward.Small-pox.Chickenpox.Diphtheria & Membranous Croup .Erysipelas.Scarlet Fever.Typhoid or Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Totals
  • Page 37
    Small-Pox. The following table gives the number of Small-pox cases and deaths in Battersea and in the County of London since 1891 :—
    Year.Battersea.London.
    Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.
  • Page 38
    A list of the cases is given on the following page. The numbers indicate the order in which the patients were notified to or discovered by the Medical Officer of Health .
    No. of Cases.Initials of Patient.Street.Date of Notification.
  • Page 38
    The age-distribution of the cases is given below :—
    Age Periods—Years.
    Under 11-55-1010-1515-2525-3535-4545-5555-
  • Page 46
    Scarlet Fever.
    Year.Cases.Case Rate per 1,000 population.Deaths.Death-rate per 1,000 population.Casemortality per cent.
  • Page 46
    The following table gives the age distribution of the cases notified, and of the fatal cases :—
    Age Periods—Years.Total.
    Under 11-22-33-44-55-1010-1515-2525-65u
  • Page 48
    Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. The case-rate, death-rate and case-mortality from Diphtheria and Membranous Croup since 1891 are set out below : —
    Year.CasesCase-rate per 1,000 population.Deaths.Death-rate per 1,000 population.Casemortality per cent.
  • Page 49
    The following table gives the age distribution of the cases notified, and of the fatal cases :—
    Age Periods—Years.
    Under 11-22-33-44-55-1010-1515-2525-65At all ages.
  • Page 51
    Enteric Fever The case-rate, death-rate and case-mortality from Enteric Fever since 1891 are set out below:—
    Year.Cases.Case-rate per 1,000 population.Deaths.Death-rate per 1,000 population.Casemortality per cent.
  • Page 51
    The death-rate and case-rate in the sub-districts are set out below :—
  • Page 57
    The number of deaths and the death-rate in the sub-districts are set out below:—
    No. of Deaths.Death-rate per 1,000.
  • Page 58
    TABLE XVI.
    Year.Deaths from Phthisis per 100,000 persons.Deaths from other Tubercular Diseases per 100,000 persons.
  • Page 59
    TABLE XVII.
    District.Phthisis.Other Tubercular Diseases.Total.
    No. of Deaths.Rate.No. of Deaths.Rate.No. of Deaths.Rate.
  • Page 60
    TABLE XVIII.
    Year.Deaths.Deaths per 100,000 persons.
  • Page 61
    TABLE XIX.
    Situation.Males.Females.Total.
  • Page 65
    Table XX. gives a summary of the work of the sanitary inspectors, so far as the work admits of tabulation. Table XX.—Summary of Sanitary Operations for the Year 1903.
  • Page 66
    The following table gives the number of houses inspected in each of the three sub-districts in 1903. TABLE XXI.—House-to-House Inspection.
    EAST BATTERSEA.NORTH-WEST BATTERSEA.SOUTH-WEST BATTERSEA.
    Name of Road.No. of houses inspected.Name of Road.No. of houses inspected.Name of Road.No. of houses inspected.
  • Page 70
    2. Boroughs whose bye-laws contain an exemption clause based on the rental of tenements :—
    RENT.
    Unfurnished Tenements.Furnished Tenements
  • Page 74
    TABLE XXII.
    instance a few jack< were replaced at a < The articles dis which are mentionei Manv comnlaimSmallpox.Scarlet Fever.DiphtheriaEnteric Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Phthisis.Other Diseases.Total.
    Premises.Rooms.Premises.Rooms.Premises.Rooms.Premises.Rooms.Premises.Rooms.Premises.Rooms.Premises.Rooms.Premises.Rooms.Premises.Rooms.
  • Page 75
    Table XXIII. shows the number of articles removed and disinfected at the Disinfection Station. TABLE XXIII.
    First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.Total for year 1903.
  • Page 76
    The disinfection of this weight of articles at the charges made by the contractor formerly employed by the Council would have cost the Council£1,875 4s. od. The actual cost is set out in detail below :—
    £s.d.
  • Page 78
    The following table gives the number of bodies removed to the Mortuary in each year since 1892 :— TABLE XXIV.
    Year.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.
  • Page 79
    Inquests were held in 213 cases, and verdicts were returned as follows :—
  • Page 80
    Van Dwellings. There were 77 dwellings of this description in Battersea in 1903, situated as follows:—
    Situation of Vans.No. OF Vans.No. of Occupants.
    Males.Females.
  • Page 81
    Common Lodging Houses. The following is a list of the common lodging houses in Battersea :—
    Premises.Authorised number of lodgers.Whether males or females.Date registered.
  • Page 82
    Block Dwellings. The following is a list of the artizans dwellings of the " block " type in Battersea with the number of tenements in each :—
    Name of Buildings.Situation.Owner.No. of tenements.
  • Page 83
    Customs and Inland Revenue Acts. The following is a list of certificates for exemption from inhabited house duty granted by the Medical Officer of Health in each year since 1890 :—
    Year.No. of Certificates Granted.Year.No. of Certificates Granted.
  • Page 85
    The houses from the mains of which the samples were taken are given in the following table:—
    Date TAKEN.Water Company.
    Lambeth.Southwark & Vauxhall.
  • Page 89
    TABLE XXV.
    Date of Seizure.Name and Address of Defendant.Nature and Quantity.Name of Inspector.Result.
  • Page 92
    Licensed Premises.
    Fully- Licensed Premises.Beer Houses.Off-Licences.Totals.
  • Page 96
    TABLE XXVI.
    Description of Article.Total No. of Samples take.Genuine.Adulterated.Inferior.
  • Page 97
    Summary of Legal Proceedings.
    No. of Prosecutions.No. of Convictions.Fines.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 98
    Legal Proceedings under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, Metropolis Management Act, 1855, and Railway Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845.
    Date of Hearing.Name of Magistrate.Name and Address of Defendant.Nature of Offence.Result of Proceedings.
  • Page 99
    Date of HearingName of Magistrate.Name and Address or Defendant.Nature of Offence.Result of Proceedings.
  • Page 100
    Date of Hearing.Name of Magistrate.Name and Address of Defendant.Nature of Offence.Result of Proceedings.
  • Page 101
    Date of HearingName of MagistrateName and Address of Defendant.Nature of Offence.Result of Proceedings.
  • Page 102
    Legal Proceedings under Sale of Food and Drugs and Margarine Acts.
    No. OF Sample.Date of Hearing.Name of MagistrateName and Address of Defendant.Nature of Offence.Result of Proceedings.
  • Page 103
    No. OF Sample.Date of Hearing.Name of Magistrate.Name and Address of Defendant.Nature of Offence.Result of Proceedings.
  • Page 104
    No. of Sample.Date of Hearing.Name of Magistrate.Name and Address of Defendant.Nature of Offence.Result op Proceedings.
  • Page 105
    No. OF Sample.Date of Hearing.Name of Magistrate.Name and Address of Defendant.Nature of Offence.Result or Proceedings.
  • Page 106
    No. OF Sample.Date of Hearing.Name of Magistrate.Name and Address of Defendant.Natucre of Offence.Result of Proceedings.
  • Page 107
    No. OF Sample.Date of Hearing.Name of Magistrate.Name and Address of Defendant.Nature of Offence.Result of Proceedings.
  • Page 108
    No. of Sample.Date of Hearing.Name of Magistrate.Name and Address of Defendant.Nature of Offence.Result of Proceedings.
  • Page 109
    No. of Sample.Date of Hearing.Name of Magistrate.Name and Address of Defendant.Nature of Offence.Result of Proceedings.
  • Page 110
    No. of Sample.Date of Hearing.Name of Magistrate.Name and Address of Defendant.Nature of Offence.Result of Proceedings.
  • Page 118
    The following is a list of the workshops on the register at the end of 1903. WORKSHOPS.
    Trade.No. of Workshops on Register.No. of Workrooms.Persons employed.
    MalesFemales
  • Page 119
    Workshops notified to H.M. Inspector during 1903 in PURSUANCE OF SECTION 133 OF THE FACTORY AND Workshop Act, 1901.
    Trade.Number of Workshops.Protected Persons employed.
    WomenYoung PersonsChildren.Total
  • Page 125
    The following notices of defects in workshops were received from H.M. Inspectors of Factories. In each case a notice was served on the person responsible, and the defects remedied.
    Premises.Trade.Nature of Complaint.
  • Page 129
    Female Patients, aged from 15 to 65 years, admitted into the Wandsworth and Clapham Union Infirmary from January, 1895 to December, 1903.
    Age Period.Laundresses.Wage-earning women other than Laundresses.Unoccupied women.Percentage of Phthisis cases to Total No. of cases.
    Total No.No. suffering from Phthisis.Total No.No. suffering from Phthisis.Total No.No. suffering from Phthisis.Laundresses.Wage-earning women other than Laundresses.Unoccupied women.
  • Page 130
    Above Ground.
    Address.Address.
  • Page 131
    Underground.
    Address.Address.
  • Page 139
    The following is a statement of the height and cubic space in the certified bakehouses before and after the alterations were carried out.
    Height.No. before Alteration.No. after Alteration.
  • Page 143
    Premises.Premises.
  • Page 144
    The following is a statement of the work done in connection with restaurant kitchens during 1903:—
  • Page 145
    Defects found and remedied—
  • Page 148
    WORKSHOPS.
    Trade.No. of Underground Workrooms.
  • Page 148
    WORKPLACES.
  • Page 165
    TABLE XXVII. (Required by the Local Government Board to be used in the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health). Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1903 and Previous Years.
    YearPopulation estimated to middle of each year. 2Births.TOTAL DEATHS REGISTERED IN THE DISTRICTTotal Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. 9Deaths of Non- Residents registered in Public Institutions in the District. 10Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District. IINett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
    Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.Number. 12Rate 13
    Number. 3Rate* 4Number. 5Rate per 1,000 Births registered. 6Number. 7Rate* 8
  • Page 166
    TABLE XXVIII. (Required by the Local Government Board to be used in the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health). Vital Statistics of Separate Localities in 1903 and Previous Years.
    Names of Localities.1. Borough of Battersea.2. East Battersea.3. North-West Battersea.4. South-West Battersea.
    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 agesDeaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.
  • Page 167
    TABLE XXIX. (Required by the Local Government Board to be used in the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health). Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1903.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases Notified in Whole District.Total Cases Notified in each Locality.No. of Cases Removed to Hospital from each Locality.
    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.
  • Page 168 169
    TABLE XXX. (Required by the Local Government Board to be used in the Annual Report of the Medical officer of Health.) Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1903.
    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.
    All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and 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.
  • Page 170
    Proceedings during 1903. (The tables on pages 170-174 are suggested by the Medical Officer of Health to the County of London in order to secure uniformity of tabulation in the annual reports of the Medical Officers of Health of the Metropolitan Boroughs).
    Premises.Number of Places.Number of inspections, 1903.Number of Intimation notices, 1903.Number of prosecutions, 1903.
    On register at end of 1902.Added in 1903.Removed in 1903.On register at end of 1903.
  • Page 172
    Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    Class of WorksNumber of Places.Number of Inspections, 1903.Number of Intimation Notices, 1903.Number of Prosecutions, 1903.
    On Register at end of 1902.Added in 1903.Removed in 1903.On Register at end of 1903.
    Rooms.Premises
  • Page 173
    Matters dealt with in connection with Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Intimation Notices Issued.Prosecutions.
    Found.Notified by Home Office.Remedied.Notified to Home Office.
  • Page 174
    List of Out-workers (sec. 107.)
    Class of Homework.Number of Lists Received. 1903-Number of Addresses of Out-WORKERS.
    Up to Feb. 1st.Up to Aug. 1st.Forwarded to other Authorities.Received from other Authorities.
    No. of Lists.No. of Outworkers.No. of Lists.No. of Outworkers.
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    TABLE XXXI. Causes of, and Ages at Death, during the Year 1903. (Exclusive of the deaths of Non-Residents in Public Institutions within the Borough, but inclusive of the deaths of the Residents in Public Institutions without the Borough.)
    Causes of Deaths.Ages.All Ages.Sub-Districts.
    Under 1.1 and under 55 and under 10.10 and unser 15.15 and under 20.20 and under 25.25 and under 35.35 and under 45.45 and under 55.55 and under 65.65 and under 75.75 and under 85.85 and upwards.Males.Females.Total.East Battersea.Nth.- West Battersea.Sth.- West Battersea.