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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 1907
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1907
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TABLE V.—(continued)
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 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. | 56 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 95 | 29 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 257 | ||
| Common Infectious Diseases. | Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Diphtheria: Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Diarrhoeal Diseases. | Diarrhœa, all forms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 21 | |
| Enteritis | Muco Gastro | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 11 | |
| Gastritis Gastrointestinal Catarrh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Wasting Diseases. | Premature Birth | 40 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 53 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 62 | |
| Congenital Defects | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 17 | ||
| Injury at Birth | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Want of Breast-milk | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 17 | ||
| Tuberculous Diseases. | Tuberculous Meningitis) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | |
| Tuberculous Peri- tonitis: Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | .... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ||
| Other Causes. | Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Syphilis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ||
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | ||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ||
| Convulsions | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ||
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 | ||
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 17 | ||
| Suffocation, overlaying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Other Causes | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 26 | ||
| 56 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 95 | 29 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 257 | |||
Sub-division of East Battersea. Population (estimated to middle ot 1907).—75,740. Births in the year: Legitimate, Illegitimate, 44.
Deaths in the year of Legitimate Infants, 236; Illegitimate Infants, 21. Deaths from all Causes at all Ages. 1,125