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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 1905
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1905
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Deaths in Public Institutions.
The deaths of Battersea residents occurring in public
institutions numbered 777. 359 occurred within, and 418
without the Borough. 422 deaths occurred in Workhouses
or Workhouse Infirmaries, as against 415 in 1904, and 348
in 1903.
The table on page 24 gives a list of the institutions in
which the deaths occurred.
The following table shows the number of deaths of Batterse residents in public institutions in the years 1895-1905, and the proportion in each year of such deaths to the total number of deaths.
| Year. | Total Deaths. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | Proportion per cent. of Deaths in Public Institutions to Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | 2961 | 537 | l6.I |
| 1896 | 2994 | 560 | 18.7 |
| 1897 | 2737 | 576 | 20.6 |
| 1898 | 2892 | 625 | 21.6 |
| 1899 | 2905 | 644 | 22.1 |
| I900 | 2978 | 625 | 20.9 |
| I90I | 2766 | 640 | 23.1 |
| I902 | 2581 | 731 | 28.3 |
| I903 | 2476 | 673 | 27.1 |
| 1904 | 2543 | 751 | 29.5 |
| Average 1895-1904 | 2783 | 636 | 22.8 |
| 1905 | 2561 | 777 | 30.3 |