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Battersea 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]

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Table: Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1938 and Ten Previous Years.

Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1938 and Ten Previous Years.

Year. 1Population estimated to middle of each year. 2Births.Total Deaths registered in the district.Transferable DeathsNett Deaths belonging to the District.
Uncorrected number. 3Nett.Number. 6Rate.* 7of nonresidents registered in the district. 8of residents not registered in the district. 9Under 1 year of age.At all ages.
Number. 4Rate.* 5Number 10Rate per 1,000 nett births. 11Number. 12Rate.* 13
1928164,1003,0542,74316.72,67416.31,091371176641,95411.9
1929161,8002,8772,61916.23,31420.51,400380164632,29414.2
1930160,7002,8802,65216.52,71616.91,227357145551,84611.5
1931159,8002,7882,47715.52,74517.21,301487142571,93112.1
1932157,0002,6492,31914.82,64216.81,306559134581,89512.1
1933154,0002,6822,26314.72,83918.41,485570112491,92412.5
1934150,8702,7652,15414.32,78918.51,414507132611,88212.5
1935148,2002,8762,10414.22,86019.31,456380137651,78412.0
1936145,5002,8552,12814.62,86919.71,365396126591,90013.1
1937143,5002,7712,14414.93,03721.21,554367151701,85012.9
1938141,7002,8982,11414.92,67918.91,374370113531,67511.8

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Area of District in acres (land and inland water), 2,163 acres. Total population of all ages 159,552 (Census 1931); number of occupied separate dwellings, 27,219; average number of persons
in private families per occupied separate dwelling, 5.69 (Census 1931).
*Rates calculated per 1,000 of estimated population.