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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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No case of small-pox was notified during 1907 in
Battersea.
The following table gives the number of notifications,
notifications per 1,000 population, and percentage of cases
removed to hospital during the decennium 1897-1906, and 1907
respectively.
The following table gives the number of notifications, notifications per 1,000 population, and percentage of cases removed to hospital during the decennium 1897-1906, and 1907 respectively.
| Year. | No. of Notifications received. | Notifications per 1,000 of the population. | Percentage of cases removed to hospital. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 2569 | 15.4 | 52.5 |
| 1898 | 1887 | 11.3 | 62.9 |
| 1899 | 1702 | 10.1 | 70.5 |
| 1900 | 1231 | 7.3 | 68.9 |
| 1901 | 1148 | 6.7 | 72.1 |
| 1902 | 1597 | 9.3 | 78.0 |
| I903 | 1003 | 5.7 | 74.6 |
| 1904 | 801 | 4.5 | 71.6 |
| 1905 | 1l86 | 6.6 | 82.5 |
| 1906 | 1476 | 8.2 | 88.3 |
| Average 1897-1906 | 1460 | 8.5 | 72.1 |
| 1907 | 1463 | 8.0 | 86.5 |
The fees paid to medical practitioners for notification of infectious disease in Battersea for each year since 1891 are set out below :—
| Year. | Amount paid to Medical Practitioners. | Cost per r.ooo Population. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | S. | d. | |
| 1891 | 150 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 |
| 1892 | 224 | 18 | 6 | I | 9 | 3 |
| 1893 | 321 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 1894 | 208 | 12 | 0 | I | 6 | 1 |
| 1895 | 197 | 19 | 6 | I | 4 | 2 |
| 1896 | 229 | 16 | 0 | I | 7 | 9 |
| 1897 | 310 | 3 | 0 | I | 17 | 4 |
| 1898 | 229 | 0 | 6 | I | 7 | 5 |