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 1905
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Year.
Cases.
Case rate
per 1,000
population.
Deaths.
Death-rate
per 1,000
population.
Casemortality
per cent.
1891
1892
1893
1894
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
738
1,171
1,407
837
830
1,111
1,621
809
721
548
609
854
448
375
801
4.89
7.61
8.97
5.24
5.09
6.72
9.76
4.84
4.30
3.25
3.60
4.98
2.58
2.13
4.51
38
42
32
30
28
32
47
28
14
13
9
23
7
11
24
0.25
0.27
0.20
0.18
0.17
0.19
0.28
0.16
0.08
0.07
0.05
0.13
0.04
0.06
0.13
5.1
3.5
2.2
3.5
3.3
2.8
2.9
3.4
1.9
2.3
1.4
2.6
1.5
2.9
2.8
In the sub-districts, the number of cases per 1,000
population was as follows:—East Battersea, 5.71; North-West
Battersea, 4.40; South-West Battersea, 2.93. The number of
cases per 1,000 population in the County of London was 4.15
and the death-rate 0.12.
The following gives the age distribution of the cases
notified, and of the fatal cases:—
Age Periods-Years.
Total.
Under 1
1-2
2-3
3-4
4-5
5-10
1o-15
15-25
25-65
Cases
9
24
50
76
85
348
140
48
21
801
Deaths
1
4
3
4
3
7
1
...
1
24
The number of cases removed to hospital was 752 or 93.8
per cent. of the cases notified. In 1904, 86.6 per cent., and in
1903, 83.9 per cent. of the cases notified were removed to
hospital. In the sub-districts the percentage of cases removed