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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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The total number of deaths from Tuberculosis in 1905 was
323, as compared with 317 in 1904. The deaths from the
various forms of the disease were as follows:—
Tuberculosis of the Lungs (Consumption) 234
Tuberculosis of the Brain 32
Tuberculosis of the Larynx 3
Abdominal Tuberculosis 19
General Tuberculosis 26
Other forms of Tuberculosis 9
The number of deaths from Phthisis and other Tubercular diseases, and the death-rate per 1,000 in each of the sub-districts is set out in the following table:—
| District. | Phthisis. | Other Tubercular Diseases. | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths. | Rate. | No. of Deaths. | Rate. | No. of Deaths. | Rate. | |
| East Battersea | 109 | 1.46 | 46 | 0.62 | 155 | 2.08 |
| Nth.-West Battersea | 81 | 1.63 | 32 | 0.81 | 113 | 2.28 |
| Sth.-West Battersea | 44 | 0.82 | 11 | 0.20 | 55 | 1.03 |
| The Borough | 234 | 1.29 | 89 | 0.50 | 323 | 1.82 |
The deaths from Tuberculosis formed 12.6 per cent. of the
total deaths, and the disease caused a greater mortality than
all the "zymotic" diseases, with the exception of diarrhœa,
put together.
Disinfection was carried out in 38 per cent. of the fatal
cases occurring in private houses.