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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Battersea 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Forty-nine still-births were notified under the provisions of the
Public Health (London) Act, 1936, during the year, the number notified
being 92.5 per cent, of the total Battersea still-births registered.
The homes from which births are notified are visited and revisited
by Health Visitors.
MARRIAGES. The marriages registered in Battersea during 1950 numbered 949. The marriage rate (i.e., the number of persons married per 1,000 of the population) was 16.1.
| Year. | Marriages. | Marriage Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 1,082 | 23.9 |
| 1946 | 1,043 | 19.2 |
| 1947 | 1,085 | 18.9 |
| 1948 | 988 | 17.0 |
| 1949 | 1,013 | 17.2 |
| Mean, 1945-49 | 1,042 | 19.2 |
| 1950 | 949 | 16.1 |
DEATHS.
The number of deaths registered in the Borough during 1950
was 1,844. Of these, 1,015 were deaths of non-residents and were
transferred to the districts in which the persons ordinarily resided.
There were, on the other hand, 490 deaths of Battersea residents registered
outside the Borough. The total (corrected) number of deaths
belonging to the Borough was 1,319 (males 686, females 633). This
gives a recorded death rate of 11.21, compared with 11.8 for London,
and 11.6 for England and Wales.
The following table shows the age and sex distribution of the total deaths (corrected) in Battersea during 1950: —
| Under 1 year. | 1— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75+ | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | 34 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 178 | 225 | 189 | 686 |
| F. | 17 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 127 | 173 | 273 | 633 |
| Totals... | 51 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 78 | 305 | 398 | 462 | 1,319 |
| % Of Total... | 3.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 5.9 | 23.2 | 30.2 | 35.0 | 100.0 |
Of the 1,319 Battersea deaths, 734 (or 55.6 per cent.) occurred
in hospitals, etc.