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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. | Casks | — | 20 | 7 | — | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 8 | 86 |
| Deaths | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | |
| 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, &c | Age. | Violence. | All other Diseases. | Total. | ||
| Cases | 48 | 77 | 23 | 219 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 414 | 22 | 442 | 1298 | 1384 |
| Deaths | 9 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 28 | 33 |
The Deaths were in the proportion of 2.3 percent of cases
treated.