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Battersea 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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It is well known that in almost all districts the average age at
death tends to increase. The position of Battersea in this respect
is illustrated by the following figures:—
Average Age at Death.
| Mean, 1940/1944 | 60.9 |
| 1945 | 62.4 |
| 1946 | 61.4 |
| 1947 | 62.6 |
| 1948 | 63.3 |
| 1949 | 65.3 |
| Mean, 1945/1949 | 63.0 |
| 1950 | 65.5 |
The deaths of 860 residents of Battersea aged 65 years and
upwards were registered during 1950. These 860 deaths constituted
65-2 per cent. of the total deaths at all ages.
The natural increase of population (that is, excess of births over
deaths) was 580 in 1950 as compared with 597 in 1949.
The causes of the 1,319 deaths in 1950 classified in various age
groups, are shown in the following tables.