London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1913
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1913
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In the next table are shown the case-rate per 1,000 of the population and the case-mortality (i.e., the proportion of deaths to attacks) in 1891 and subsequent years:—
| Year. | Cases. | Case-rate per 1,000 population. | Deaths. | Death-rate per 1.000 population. | Case-mortality per cent. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 738 | 4.89 | 38 | 0.25 | 5.1 |
| 1892 | 1,171 | 7.61 | 42 | 0.27 | 3.5 |
| 1893 | 1,407 | 8.97 | 32 | 0.20 | 2.2 |
| 1894 | 887 | 5.24 | 30 | 0.18 | 3.5 |
| 1895 | 830 | 5.09 | 28 | 0.17 | 3.3 |
| 1896 | 1,111 | 6.72 | 32 | 0.19 | 2.8 |
| 1897 | 1,621 | 9.76 | 47 | 0.28 | 2.9 |
| 1898 | 809 | 4.84 | 28 | 0.16 | 3.4 |
| 1899 | 721 | 4.30 | 14 | 0.08 | 1.9 |
| 1900 | 548 | 3.25 | 18 | 0.07 | 2.3 |
| 1901 | 609 | 3.60 | 9 | 0.05 | 1.4 |
| 1902 | 854 | 4.98 | 23 | 0.13 | 2.6 |
| 1903 | 448 | 2.58 | 7 | 0.04 | 1.5 |
| 1904 | 875 | 2.13 | 11 | 0.06 | 2.9 |
| 1905 | 801 | 4.51 | 24 | 0.13 | 2.8 |
| 1900 | 1,011 | 5.62 | 24 | 0.13 | 2.3 |
| 1907 | 922 | 5.07 | 20 | 0.11 | 2.1 |
| 1908 | 1,099 | 5.97 | 24 | 0.13 | 2.1 |
| 1909 | 702 | 8.77 | 8 | 0.04 | 1.1 |
| 1910 | 489 | 2.33 | 7 | 0.03 | 1.6 |
| 1911 | 325 | 1.93 | 4 | 0.02 | 1.2 |
| 1912 | 427 | 2.54 | 6 | 0.03 | 1.4 |
| 1918 | 897 | 5.85 | 8 | 0.05 | 0.9 |
The next table gives the age-distribution of the cases notified and of the fatal cases :—
| Age Periods-Years. | Under1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-25 | 25-65 | Borough |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Cases | 3 | 15 | 30 | 74 | 82 | 404 | 189 | 69 | 31 | 897 |
| No. of Deaths | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 |
| Case-mortality per cent. | — | 6.7 | 18.3 | 2.7 | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 0.9 |