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Battersea 1955

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

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greatly appreciated. I should like to thank Mr. Berry very much
for the help he rendered me during the time I was associated with
him. Mr. C. M. W. S. Freeman succeeded Mr. Berry as Town Clerk
in November, 1955, and I should like to thank him for the help he
has already rendered to me. Finally, I should again like to express
my appreciation to the Officers and Staff of all sections and grades in
the Health Department for their loyal and efficient service, and again
to thank my colleague, Doctor Garland, for the excellent support
which he gives me.
I have the honour to be, Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
J. TUDOR LEWIS,
Medical Officer of Health.
July, 1956.

Principal Figures for 1955.

Area of Borough, excluding tidal water (acres)2,163
Home population (1951 Census)117,140
Home population (Registrar-General's Mid-Year Estimate)113,700
Structurally separate occupied dwellings28,080
Births (live, 1,740; still, 32)1,772
Live Birth rate15.30
Deaths—1,292. Death rate11.36
Maternal Deaths—3. Maternal death rate1.69
Infant deaths—43. Infant mortality rate24.71