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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 1902
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1903
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TABLE IX.
| 1896. | 1897. | 1898. | 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | – | 29 |
| Monday | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | 18 |
| Tuesday | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 14 |
| Wednesday | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 16 |
| Thursday | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | 14 |
| Friday | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 15 |
| Saturday | – | 3 | – | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Total | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 118 |
Senile Mortality.
| District. | 65 and under 75. | 75 and under 85. | 85 and upwards. | Total over 65. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Battersea | 84 | 50 | 10 | 144 |
| North-West Battersea | 67 | 44 | 8 | 119 |
| South-West Battersea | 71 | 57 | 13 | 141 |
| Borough of Battersea | 222 | 151 | 31 | 404 |
The deaths over sixty-five were 564, 434, and 445 in the
years 1900, 1901 and 1902 respectively. The 404 deaths over
sixty-five in 1903 were equivalent to 163 per 1,000 deaths at
all ages.