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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 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]

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Table: The number of Battersea still-births registered, and the still-birth rates from 1943 to 1953 were as under:—

The number of Battersea still-births registered, and the still-birth rates from 1943 to 1953 were as under:—

No.RateNo.Rate
19433621.619494320.8
19444024.019505327.2
19453823.319513719.2
19465922.719524223.2
19477427.0Mean
19484620.11943-524722.9
19533820.92

Table: MARRIAGES. The marriages registered in Battersea during 1953 numbered 876. The marriage rate (i.e., the number of persons married per 1,000 of the population) was 15.3.

MARRIAGES. The marriages registered in Battersea during 1953 numbered 876. The marriage rate (i.e., the number of persons married per 1,000 of the population) was 15.3.

Year.Marriages.Marriage Rate.
194898817.0
19491,03117.2
195094916.1
195192915.9
195288415.2
Mean 1948/5295616.3
195387615.3

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DEATHS.
The number of deaths registered in the Borough during 1953 was
1,958. Of these, 815 were deaths of non-residents and were transferred
to the districts in which the persons ordinarily resided. There were,
on the other hand, 331 deaths of Battersea residents registered outside
the Borough. The total (corrected) number of deaths belonging to
the Borough was 1,474 (758 males, 716 females). This gives a recorded
death rate of 12.84 compared with 12.5 for London, and 11.4 for
England and Wales.