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Battersea 1905
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1905
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TABLE V.—Required by the Local Government Board to be used in the Annual Reports of the Medical Officer of Health. Borough of Battersea. Infantile Mortality during the Year 1905.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1-2 Months. | 2-3 Months. | 3-4 Months. | 4-5 Months. | 5-6 Months. | 6-7 Months. | 7-8 Months. | 8-9 Months. | 9-10 Months. | 10-11 Months. | 11-12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes.—Certified | 117 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 203 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 30 | 38 | 43 | 40 | 37 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 633 | |
| Common Infectious Diseases. | Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | . | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 31 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Diphtheria: Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | |
| Diarrhœal Di:eases. | Diarrhœa, all forms | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 104 |
| Enteritis (not Tuberculous) | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 27 | |
| Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Catarrh | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | |
| Wasting Diseases. | Premature Birth | 84 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 106 | 10 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 121 |
| Congenital Defects | 4 | 7 | ... | 3 | 14 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 19 | |
| Injury at Birth | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | |
| Want of Breast-milk | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41 | |
| Tuberculous Diseases. | Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Tuberculous Peritonitis: | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | |
| Tabes Mesenterica Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Convulsions | 5 | 3 | ... | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | |
| Bronchitis | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 66 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Pneumonia | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 47 | |
| Suffocation, overlaying | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | |
| Other Causes | 12 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 2 | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 60 | |
| 117 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 203 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 30 | 38 | 43 | 40 | 37 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 633 | ||
Borough of Battersea.
Births in the year:—Legitimate, 4,748; Illegitimate, 95
Population (estimated to middle of 1905).—177,532.
Deaths from all Causes at all Ages—2,561.