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Battersea 1907
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1907
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The deaths over sixty-five in each year during the five year 1902-1906 are set out on next page:-
| 1902 | 445 |
| 537 | |
| 495 |
Vital Statistics of the Latchmere Estate.
During the year 1907 there were 39 births, all of which
were legitimate. This gives a birth-rate of 26.3 per 1,000
persons on the Estate. The birth-rate per 1,000 married women
at the reproductive ages, viz., from 15 to 45 years, was 176.4.
In 1906 the rates were 25.18 and 159.4 respectively.
The number of deaths on the Estate was
| Measles | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | |
| Phthisis | |
| General Tuberculosis | 1 |
| Premature birth | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 3 |
| Pneumonia | |
| Cancer | 1 |
| Bright's disease | 1 |
| Other diseases | 3 |
The death-rate per 1,000 of the population on the Estate
was 11.5, as compared with 12.2 in 1906.
It should be remembered, however, that these figures are
small, and consequently, for statistical purposes, of little value.
It is sufficient to state that, from my own knowledge, the
population on this Estate compares favourably with that of the
rest of the Borough as regards the standard of health prevailing.