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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 1908
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1908
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DIPHTHERIA.
Tables showing Mortality of Cases occurring among School Children.
| Age Periods. | 2-3. | 3-4. | 4-5. | Total 2-5. | 5-7. | Total 2-7. | 10. | 10-15 | 15- | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of cases | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 59 | 71 | 48 | 31 | 2 | 152 |
| No. of deaths | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 | 13 |
| Case-Mortality per cent. | 100.0 | 100.0 | 10.0 | 25.0 | 11.8 | 14.0 | 4.1 | — | 50.0 | 8.5 |
| 1905. | ||||||||||
| No. of cases | — | 3 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 39 | 19 | 2 | 101 |
| No. of deaths | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Case-Mortality per cent. | — | — | — | — | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 5.2 | — | 2.9 |
| 1904. | ||||||||||
| No. of cases | — | 4 | 17 | 21 | 45 | 66 | 35 | 24 | 1 | 126 |
| No. of deaths | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 6 |
| Case-Mortality per cent. | — | 25.0 | — | 4.7 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 5.7 | — | — | 4.7 |
| 1903. | ||||||||||
| No. of cases | — | 3 | 27 | 30 | 71 | 101 | 42 | 29 | 3 | 175 |
| No. of deaths | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | 16 |
| Case-Mortality per cent. | — | 33.3 | 14.8 | 16.6 | 9.8 | 11.8 | 7.1 | 3.5 | — | 9.1 |
| 1902. | ||||||||||
| No. of cases | — | 1 | 13 | 14 | 42 | 56 | 44 | 28 | — | 128 |
| No. of deaths | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| Case-Mortality per cent. | — | — | — | — | 4.7 | 3.5 | — | 3.5 | — | 2.3 |