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St Mary (Battersea) 1890

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea]

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TABLE VII.

Return of Sickness and Causes of Death amongst the Parish Poor during the Year 1889, under treatment of the District Medical Officer for East Battersea, compiled from the Medical Relief Books.

Zymotic or Epidemic Diseases.
Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Enteric and other Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever or Metria.Diarrhoea, Dysentery, and Cholera.Other Zymotic Diseases.Total.
Total of Cases and Deaths prom all Diseases.Casks207845331886
Deaths12115
OTHER DISEASES.
Diseases of the Tubercular Class.Of Brain, Nerves, &c.Of Heart.Of Respiratory Organs.Of Digestive Organs.Of Kidneys.Premature birth, low vitality, malformation, &cAge.Violence.All other Diseases.Total.
Cases48772321942834142244212981384
Deaths9121012212833

The Deaths were in the proportion of 2.3 percent of cases
treated.