Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1904
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TABLE XXXI.
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. | 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. | ||||
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Measles | 58 | 20 | 37 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 22 | 32 | 4 | 27 | ||
Scarlet Fever | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | ... | ... | ||
Whooping Cough | 61 | 30 | 30 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 31 | 26 | 4 | 6 | ||
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 4 | ... | ||
Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Enteric | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 9 | ... | 8 | 3 | 1 | ... | ||
Other Continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Epidemic Influenza | 21 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | ||
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Diarrhœa | 184 | 159 | 21 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 90 | 76 | 18 | 2 | ||
Enteritis | 45 | 28 | 7 | 3 | ... | 2 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 15 | ||
Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
Erysipelas | 11 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
Other Septic Diseases | 17 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 9 | ||
Phthisis | 244 | ... | 4 | 10 | 44 | 179 | 7 | 112 | 74 | 58 | 89 | ||
Other Tubercular Diseases | 73 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 29 | 34 | 10 | 11 | ||
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 164 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 102 | 58 | 66 | 45 | 53 | 61 | ||
Bronchitis | 260 | 71 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 101 | 124 | 101 | 35 | 68 | ||
Pneumonia | 189 | 45 | 46 | 7 | 4 | 64 | 23 | 88 | 67 | 34 | 41 | ||
Pleurisy | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | 3 | ||
Other Diseases of Respiratory,Organs | 17 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | ||
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 10 | ||
Venereal Diseases | 16 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 15 | ||
Premature Birth | 95 | 95 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 51 | 25 | 19 | 4 | ||
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | 4 | a | 2 | 2 | ||
Heart Diseases | 111 | ... | ... | 8 | 5 | 58 | 40 | 56 | 34 | 21 | 7° | ||
Accidents | 50 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 28 | ||
Suicides | !5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
All other causes | 828 | 208 | 41 | 32 | 30 | 276 | 241 | 359 | 244 | 225 | 242 | ||
All causes | 2543 | 715 | 242 | 85 | 109 | 884 | 508 | 1158 | 846 | 539 | 725 |