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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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MARRIAGES. The marriages registered in Battersea during 1952 numbered 884. The marriages rate (i.e. the number of persons married per 1,000 of the population) was 15.2.
| Year. | Marriages. | Marriage Rate. |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 1,085 | 18.9 |
| 1948 | 988 | 17.0 |
| 1949 | 1,031 | 17.2 |
| 1950 | 949 | 16.1 |
| 1951 | 929 | 15.9 |
| Mean 1947-51 | 996 | 17.0 |
| 1952 | 884 | 15.2 |
DEATHS.
The number of deaths registered in the Borough during 1952 was
1.985. Of these, 1,080 were deaths of non-residents and were transferred
to the districts in which the persons ordinarily resided. There were,
On the other hand, 482 deaths of Battersea residents registered outside
the Borough. The total (corrected) number of deaths belonging to
the Borough was 1,387 (males, 718; females, 669). This gives a
recorded death rate of 11.92 compared with 12.6 for London, and 11.3
for England and Wales.
The following table shows the age and sex distribution of the total deaths (corrected) in Battersea during 1952:—
| rn | Under 1 year. | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75+ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 190 | 218 | 235 | 718 |
| F. | 10 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 116 | 184 | 313 | 669 |
| Totals | 31 | 10 | 13 I | 9 | 68 | 306 | 402 | 548 | 1,387 |
| % of Total | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 4.9 | 22.1 | 29.0 | 39.6 | 100.0 |
Of the 1,387 Battersea deaths, 757 (or 54.6 per cent.) occurred in
h opitals, etc.