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 1912
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Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the Subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occuring within or without the district | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||
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All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 years and upwards. | ||
Enteric Fever | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | 55 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Scarlet Fever | 6 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Whooping Cough | 40 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Diphtheria and Croup. | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Influenza | 17 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | 7 | .. |
Erysipelas | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 190 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 70 | 56 | 15 | 69 |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 24 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 19 | 3 | 2 | .. | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Cancer, malignant disease | 179 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 22 | 88 | 69 | 108 |
Rheumatic Fever | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 4 |
Meningitis | 7 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 |
Organic Heart Disease | 192 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 12 | 35 | 60 | 77 | 56 |
Bronchitis | 185 | 25 | 6 | 4 | .. | 2 | 11 | 46 | 91 | 69 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 190 | 43 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 41 | 28 | 61 |
Other diseases of respiratory organs | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 58 | 38 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 43 |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 13 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
Alcoholism | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 12 |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 59 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 17 | 33 |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 3 |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 143 | 139 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 38 |
Violent deaths, excluding Suicide | 76 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 35 |
Suicides | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
Other Defined Diseases | 488 | 50 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 57 | 114 | 235 | 242 |
Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 4 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
All causes | 2052 | 353 | 91 | 88 | 78 | 93 | 287 | 492 | 570 | 845 |