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Battersea 1910
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1910
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infant mortality which formerly prevailed in Battersea, have in
no small degree been successful in checking this disease. These
preventive measures are referred to in detail in the part of the
report dealing with Infantile Mortality.
Tuberculosis.
During 1910, 252 deaths from tuberculosis were registered in
the Borough of Battersea. Of this number 195 (i.e., 77 per cent.)
were due to phthisis (tuberculosis of the lungs), 29 to tubercular
meningitis, 18 to general tuberculosis, 4 to tubercular disease of the
intestines and 6 to other forms of the disease. In 1909 the total
number of deaths from tuberculosis was 289 and in 1908, 306.
The following table shows the death-rate from phthisis and other tubercular diseases per 100,000 persons in each year since 1901:—
| Year. | Deaths from Phthisis per 100,000 persons. | Deaths from other Tubercular Diseases per 100,000 persons |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 146 | 60 |
| 1902 | 129 | 44 |
| 1903 | 128 | 51 |
| 1904 | 139 | 41 |
| 1905 | 132 | 50 |
| 1906 | 122 | 48 |
| 1907 | 120 | 46 |
| 1908 | 119 | 46 |
| 1909 | 116 | 38 |
| 1910 | 103 | 30 |
The number of deaths from phthisis and other tubercular diseases, and the death-rate per 1,000 of the population in each of the sub-districts, and the Borough, are set out in the following table:—
| District. | Phthisis. | Other Tubercular Diseases. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths. | Rate. | No. of Deaths. | Rate. | No. of Deaths. | Rate. | |
| East Battersea | 79 | 1.01 | 29 | 0.37 | 108 | 1.38 |
| Nth.-West Battersea | 70 | 1 .41 | 21 | 0.32 | 91 | 1.84 |
| Sth.-West Battersea | 46 | 0.75 | 7 | 0.11 | 53 | 0.87 |
| The Borough | 195 | 1.03 | 57 | 0.30 | 252 | 1.33 |