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The Registrar-General's estimate of the mid-year home population
of Battersea was 116,400 as compared with 117,000 in 1951, a decrease
of 600.
The estimated mid-year home population figure of 116,400 has been
adopted for the purpose of the statistics contained in this Report.
BIRTHS.
The number of live births registered in the Borough during 1952
was 1,484 (767 male, 717 female). Of this number 691 were transferred
out, the permanent residence of the parents being outside the Borough,
and 972 registered outside the Borough were transferred in, giving on
balance a total of 1,765 births (896 male, 869 female, an excess of
27 males) relating to Battersea residents, and a live birth rate of 15.16
per 1,000 population. This is a decrease of 0.96 on that of 1951.
Of the Battersea births (793 live and 20 still) which occurred within
the Borough, 468 were "domiciliary births."
Illegitimate births numbered 97 or 5.5 per cent, of the live births.
The live birth rate was 17.6 for the County of London, and 15.3
for England and Wales.
Still-Births.
The registration of still-births is made compulsory by the Births and
Deaths Registration Act, 1926.
During 1952 there were 43 still-births registered in Battersea, of
which 20 were of Battersea parents. 22 still-births occurring outside the
Borough were registered as belonging to Battersea, making 42 in all,
representing a still-birth rate of 23.24 per 1,000 births (live and still)
registered. Of the 42 still-births 1 (2.4 per cent.) was registered as
illegitimate.