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Battersea 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Metropolitan Borough of Battersea.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I present herewith my report upon the Health and Sanitary
conditions of the Borough during the year 1945.
In accordance with the instructions of the Ministry of Health,
the report is an abridged one and is mainly a statistical review.
I have the honour to be,
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
G. MACDONALD,
Medical Officer of Health.
Principal Figures for 1945.
| Area of Borough acres | 2,163 |
| PoPulation (Registrar-General's mid-year estimate) | 90,420 |
| Structurally separate occupied dwellings | 26,993 |
| Rateable va1ue—£1,059,750. Sum produced by id. rate | £4,106 |
| Births—(live 1,593, still 38) | 1,631 |
| Live birth rate | 17.62 |
| Deaths—1,252. Death rate | 13.85 |
| Maternal deaths—2. Maternal death rate | 1.23 |
| Infant deaths—65. Infant mortality rate | 40.80 |