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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 1902

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1903

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15
Marriages.
The marriages registered during the year numbered 1,442,
or 109 more than the decennial average, and 70 more than the
number in 1902. The marriage-rate, i.e., the number of
persons married per 1,000 population was 16.6, or .6 above
the decennial average. It will be seen that the marriage-rate
has increased during the last ten years, while the birth-rate
has steadily declined.

Table: TABLE III.

TABLE III.

Year.Battersea.London.
No. of Marriages.Marriage-rate.Marriage-rate.
18931,14114.417.2
18941,15814.417.0
18951,24115.217.2
18961,33416.118.0
18971,35716.218.5
18981,44117.218.8
18991,42917.018.6
19001,45117.218.0
19011,40716.617.6
19021,37216.017.8
Average 1893-19021,33316.017.8
19031,44216.6...