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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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The following table shows the death-rate from Phthisis and other tubercular diseases 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 |
| 1911 | 129 | 42 |
| 1912 | 113 | 25 |
| 1913 | 114 | 32 |
The number of deaths from Phthisis and other tubercular diseases and the death-rate per 1,000 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 } | 103 | 1.47 | 23 | .33 | 126 | 1.80 |
| Nth. - West Battersea} | 51 | 1.04 | 20 | .40 | 71 | 1.44 |
| Sth.-West Battersea} | 37 | .76 | 11 | .22 | 48 | .98 |
| The Borough | 191 | 1.14 | 54 | .32 | 245 | 1.46 |
The deaths from Tuberculosis were 10.3 per cent. of the total
deaths. The death-rate from Phthisis (the most common form
of tubercular disease) was in 1913, 1T4 or 0.01 higher than in
1912 and 0.15 lower than in 1911.