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Battersea 1921

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1921

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17
Infant Mortality.
During 1921 the deaths of 276 infants were registered as
belonging to Battersea. The total, number of births registered
during the year was 3,742, giving an infant mortality-rate of
73.8. This is the lowest infant death-rate yet recorded in
Battersea.

Table: I he infant mortality-rates in Battersea and in London for the years which have elapsed since the formation of the Borough, as well as for the previous decennium, are set out in the following table:—

I he infant mortality-rates in Battersea and in London for the years which have elapsed since the formation of the Borough, as well as for the previous decennium, are set out in the following table:—

Year.London.Battersea.
1891-1900158162
1901148163
1902139136
1903130135
1904144147
1905129131
1906129126
1907116115
1908118107
1909108107
191010397
1901-10126126
1911129124
19129183
1913105111
191410492
1915112112
19168984
1917104101
191810799
19198574
19207583
1911-2010096
192179.673.8

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The infant mortality-rate for the County of London for
the year 1921 was 79.6 per 1,000 births.