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Battersea 1952
[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 |
| 1951 | 66.7 |
| 1952 | 67.7 |
The deaths of 950 residents of Battersea aged 65 years and upwards
were registered during 1952. These 950 deaths constituted 68.6 per cent,
of the total deaths at all ages.
The natural increase of population (that is, excess of births over
deaths) was 378 in 1952 as compared with 430 in 1951.
The causes of the 1,387 deaths in 1952 classified in various age
groups, are shown in the following tables.