Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1905.

  • Battersea (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
[1906]
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Credit: Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1905. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: City of London, London Metropolitan Archives

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    55 of children from one to five. The deaths in each quarter of the year were as follows:— First quarter 10 Second ,, 16 Third ,, 14 Fourth ,, 9 Diarrhœa. Diarrhoea was the cause of 128 deaths, including 55 registered as due to epidemic or zymotic enteritis. The death-rate was .72 per 1,000, or .14 below the decennial average .86. The death-rate in the County of London was .72. The number of deaths and the death-rate in the sub districts are set out below:— [### ]No. of Deaths. Death-rate per 1,000. East Battersea 66 0.89 North-West Battersea 58 1.17 South-West Battersea 4 0.07 One hundred and four, or 81.2 per cent. of the whole, were of infants under one year, and 16 deaths were of children aged from one to five years. The deaths in each quarter of the year were as follows:— First quarter 3 Second ,, — Third ,, 116 Fourth ,, 9 In the early part of July the following leaflet was delivered to every house in the borough:— BATTERSEA BOROUGH COUNCIL. How to Prevent Diarrhœa. Diarrhoea is caused by eating food which has been contaminated by germs. The germs are carried by dust and dirt, and the way to prevent Diarrhoea is to keep your house and everything in it scrupulously clean. Do not allow dirt and dust to accumulate in the yard. Put the dust in the dust-bin, and see that the dust-bin is kept covered. Burn all animal and vegetable refuse.