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Battersea 1927
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1927
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The next table shows the birth-rates in the Borough and in
the registration sub-districts in 1927, and during the previous
decennium 1917-1926:—
Birth-rate per 1,000 Population.
| Year. | The Borough. | East Battersea. | North-West Battersea. | South-West Battersea.. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 17.7 | 19.0 | 19.8 | 13.8 |
| 1918 | 16.1 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 12.0 |
| 1919 | 18.5 | 19.3 | 20.8 | 15.1 |
| 1920 | 28.1 | 29.8 | 32.0 | 21.8 |
| 1921 | 22.1 | 23.8 | 26.6 | 15.5 |
| 1922 | 21.7 | 23.0 | 24.8 | 16.8 |
| 1923 | 20.1 | 23.0 | 22.0 | 14.4 |
| 1924 | 18.4 | 19.9 | 21.9 | 12.8 |
| 1925 | 18.5 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 13.6 |
| 1926 | 17.3 | 18.9 | 20.6 | 11.9 |
| Average 1917-1926 | 19.9 | 21.5 | 22.7 | 14.8 |
| 1927 | 16.6 | 17.9 | 18.9 | 12.5 |
This is the lowest birth-rate recorded in Battersea with the
exception of the year 1918. The birth-rate shows a decline in
four of the Wards of the Borough. The decline has been most
marked in Latchmere, Nine Elms and Shaftesbury Wards. The
birth-rate in Battersea is 3.25 per 1,000 lower than the average
for the previous decennium 1917-1926.
The birth-rate for the County of London was 16.1 per 1,000
of the population, and for England and Wales the rate was 16.7.
Illegitimate births numbered 89 or 3T8 per cent. of the total
births.
Under the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1926, which
came into operation on the 1st July, 1927, the registration of stillbirths
was made compulsory. During the six months the Act
has been in operation, 46 stillbirths were registered in Battersea.
The total number of stillbirths notified during the year was 79.
DEATHS.
The number of deaths registered in the Borough during 1927
was 2,773. Of these 1,102 were deaths of non-residents and were
transferred to the districts in which the persons ordinarily resided.
There were on the other hand, 394 deaths of Battersea residents