Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1908
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Causes of, and Ages at Death, ??? 1908.
| Causes of Death. | Ages. | All Ages. | Sub-Districts. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 10 | 10 and under 15 | 15 and under 20 | 20 and under 25 | 25 and under 35 | 35 and under 45 | 45 and under 55 | 55 and under 65 | 65 and under 75 | 75 and under 85 | 85 and upwards | Males | Females | Total | East Batter. ea | North West Battersea | South West Battersea | |
| Measles | 10 | 34 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 24 | 23 | 47 | 22 | 21 | 4 |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | 11 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 10 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 |
| Epidemic Influenza | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | .. | 16 | 17 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | |
| Whooping Cough | 21 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18 | 21 | 39 | 18 | 14 | 7 |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 15 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
| Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 38 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 28 | 21 | 49 | 23 | 20 | 6 | |
| Epidemic Enteritis | 34 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 21 | 19 | 40 | 16 | 20 | 4 | |
| Syphilis | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Gonorrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .. |
| Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Pyæmia | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Infective Endocarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Other Allied Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 |
| Rheumatic Fever | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| Rheumatism of Heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Tuberculosis of Brain | 4 | 23 | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | 15 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 |
| Tuberculosis of Larynx | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Phthisis | .. | 2 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 25 | 37 | 47 | 48 | 21 | 10 | 4 | .. | 139 | 81 | 220 | 108 | 61 | 51 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| General Tuberculosis | 8 | 16 | 3 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 19 | 18 | 37 | 19 | 14 | 4 |
| Other forms Tuberculosis | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Acute Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Chronic Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. |
| Osteo-arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 3 | .. | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Cancer | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 56 | 45 | 16 | 3 | 69 | 87 | 156 | 55 | 37 | 64 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Anaemia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .. | 2 |
| Lymphad???noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | |
| Premature Birth | 84 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 43 | 41 | 84 | 30 | 34 | 20 |
| Debility at Birth | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 10 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 |
| Atelectasis | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | |
| Congenital Defects | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 7 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| Want of Breast Milk | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 44 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 30 | 18 | 48 | 18 | 22 | 8 |
| Dentition | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Rickets | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Old Age, Senile Decay | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 39 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 78 | 37 | 19 | 22 |
| Convulsions | 9 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| Meningitis | 7 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Encephalitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | .. | 3 |
| Softening of Brain | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .. | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Hemiplegia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| General Paralysis of Insane | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | 11 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| Other forms of Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Cerebral Tumour | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Epilepsy | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Locomotor Ataxy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Paraplegia | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | 3 | .. | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| Other forms, Brain Diseases | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| Otitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Pericarditis | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. |
| Endocarditis | .. | 1 | 6 | 1 | .. | 5 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | .. | 44 | 62 | 106 | 39 | 35 | 32 | |
| Hypertrophy of Heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Angina Pectoris | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | .. | 2 | |
| Senile Gangrene | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | ||
| Embolism, Thrombosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Phlebitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Other Diseases, Heart and Vessels | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 38 | 27 | 5 | 65 | 67 | 132 | 50 | 34 | 48 |
| Laryngitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Acute Bronchitis | 48 | 15 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 49 | 57 | 106 | 44 | 45 | 17 | |
| Chronic Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 42 | 37 | 8 | 60 | 67 | 127 | 53 | 52 | 22 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 2 | 2 | 3 | l | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 9 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Lobular Pneumonia | 35 | 41 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 44 | 94 | 43 | 42 | 9 | |
| Pneumonia | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 11 | .. | 67 | 45 | 112 | 51 | 34 | 27 | |
| Emphysema, Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
| Pleurisy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Other Diseases, Respiratory System | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Diseases of Pharynx | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Diseases of (Esophagus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Stomach | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Enteritis | 41 | 8 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | 30 | 31 | 61 | 31 | 22 | 8 |
| Appendicitis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Obstruction of Intestine | 2 | .. | .. | l | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .. | 8 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| Other Diseases of Liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Peritonitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. |
| Other Diseases, Digestive System | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Diseases, Lymphatic System & Glands | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Acute Nephritis | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | l | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Bright's Disease | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 4 | .. | 36 | 18 | 54 | 28 | 10 | 16 |
| Calculus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Diseases of Bladder and Prostate | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 5 | |
| Other Diseases, Urinary System | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Placenta Praevia, Flooding | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Puerperal Thrombosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Other Diseases,Pregnancy&Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | |
| Ulcer, Bedsore | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. |
| Pemphigus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Accidents and Negligence. | |||||||||||||||||||
| In Vehicular Traffic | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | l | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| On Railways | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. |
| By Weapons and Implements | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Burns and Scalds | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Poisons, Poisonous Vapours | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Suffocation | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | |
| Falls not Specified | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | '5 | 3 | .. | 8 | 5 | 13 | 7 | '4 | ||
| Otherwise, not stated | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | |
| Suicides. | |||||||||||||||||||
| By Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
| By Hanging and Strangulation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1.. | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| By Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| By Shooting | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
| By Cut or Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | |
| By Precipitation from Elevated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Places | |||||||||||||||||||
| By other and unspecified methods | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Ill defined and unspecified causes | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | .. | 2 |
| Found Dead | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Found Drowned | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. | |
| Totals | 494 | 249 | 63 | 27 | 61 | 56 | 111 | 155 | 213 | 279 | 291 | 223 | 50 | 1190 | 1082 | 2272 | 993 | 748 | 531 |