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Battersea 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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MARRIAGES.
The marriages registered in Battersea during 1932 numbered 1,300. The marriage-rate (i.e., the number of persons married per 1,000 of the population) was 16.6.
| Year. | Marriages. | Marriage-Rate. |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 1,428 | 16.9 |
| 1928 | 1,354 | 16.5 |
| 1929 | 1,376 | 17.0 |
| 1930 | 1,444 | 18.0 |
| 1931 | 1,421 | 17.8 |
| Mean, 1927-31 | 1,405 | 17.2 |
| 1932 | 1,300 | 16.6 |
DEATHS.
The number of deaths registered in the Borough during 1932
was 2,642. Of these, 1,306 were deaths of non-residents and were
transferred to the districts in which the persons ordinarily resided.
There were on the other hand, 559 deaths of Battersea residents
registered outside the Borough. The total (corrected) number of
deaths belonging to the Borough was 1,895 (males 951, females
944). This gives a recorded death-rate of 12.1 compared with
12.3 for London, and 12 0 for England and Wales.
The distribution of the deaths and the death-rate per 1,000 inhabitants for each of the Sub-Districts and the nine Wards is shown in the following Table.
| Area. | Estimated Population 1932. | Number of Deaths. | Deathrate. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Districts. | |||
| North Battersea | 76,268 | 911 | 11.9 |
| South Battersea | 80,732 | 984 | 12.2 |
| Wards. | |||
| No. 1. Nine Elms | 25,054 | 279 | 11.1 |
| No. 2. Park | 16,628 | 229 | 13.8 |
| No. 3. Latchmere | 18,099 | 188 | 10.4 |
| No. 4. Shaftesbury | 13,883 | 161 | 11.6 |
| No. 5. Church | 16,487 | 215 | 13.0 |
| No. 6. Winstanley | 18,880 | 217 | 11.5 |
| No. 7. St. John | 8,422 | 103 | 12.2 |
| No. 8. Bolingbroke | 18,186 | 229 | 12.6 |
| No. 9. Broomwood | 21,361 | 274 | 12.8 |