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9
Vital Statistics.
For the purpose of standardisation, the Registrar-General's area
comparability factors which make allowance for the way in which the
sex and age distribution of the local population differs from that of
England and Wales as a whole, have been applied to the rates for
births and deaths. The factor for births is 0.95, and for deaths 0.98.
POPULATION.
The Registrar-General's estimate of the mid-year home population
of Battersea was 110,400 as compared with 111,800 in 1957, a
decrease of 1,400.
The estimated population at the Census taken in April, 1951,
as 117,140; the 1958 figure of 110,400, when compared with this,
shows a decrease of 6,740 (or 5.8 per cent.).
The estimated mid-year home population figure of 110.400 has
been adopted for the purpose of the statistics contained in this Report.
BIRTHS.
The number of live births registered in the Borough during 1958
was 499 (260 males, 239 females). Of this number 14 were transferred
out, the permanent residence of the parents being outside the Borough,
and 1,393 registered outside the Borough were transferred in, giving on
balance a total of 1,878 births (944 males, 934 females, an excess of
10 males) relating to Battersea residents, and a live birth rate of
16.16 per 1,000 population.
Of the Battersea births (485 live and 6 still) which occurred
within the Borough, 473 were "domiciliary births."
Illegitimate live births numbered 174 or 10.2 per cent. of the
live births.
The live birth rate for England and Wales was 16.4.
Still-Births.
The Registration of still-births is made compulsory by the Births
and Deaths Registration Act, 1926.
During 1958 there were 9 still-births registered in Battersea, of
which 6 were Battersea parents. Thirty-three still-births occurring
outside the Borough were registered as belonging to Battersea, making
39 in all, representing a still-birth rate of 20.34 per 1,000 births (live
and still) registered. Of the 39 still-births 7 (17.9 per cent.) were
registered as illegitimate.

The still-birth rate in 1958 for England and Wales was 21.6.