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9
Vital Statistics.
For the purpose of standardisation, the Registrar-General's area
comparebility 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 0.96, and for deaths 0.95.
POPULATION.
The Registrar-General's estimate of the mid-year home population
of Battersea was 108,500 as compared with 110,400 in 1958, a
decrease of 1,900.
The estimated population at the Census taken in April, 1951,
was 117,140; the 1959 figure of 108,500, when compared with this,
shows a decrease of 8,640 (or 7.4 per cent.).
The estimated mid-year home population figure of 108,500 has
been adopted for the purpose of the statistics contained in this Report.
BIRTHS.
The number of live births registered in the Borough during 1959
was 538 (284 males, 254 females). Of this number 6 were transferred
out, the permanent residence of the parents being outside the Borough,
and 1,498 registered outside the Borough were transferred in, giving on
balance a total of 2,030 births (1,056 males, 974 females, an excess of
82 males) relating to Battersea residents, and a live birth rate of
17.96 Per 1,000 population.
Of the Battersea births (532 live and 4 still) which occurred
within the Borough, 535 were " domiciliary births."
Illegitimate live births numbered 182 or 8.9 per cent, of the live births
The live birth rate for England and Wales was 16.5.
Still-Births.
The Registration of still-births is made compulsory by the Births
and Deaths Registration Act, 1926.
During 1959 there were 6 still-births registered in Battersea, of
which 4 were of Battersea parents. Thirty-two still-births occurring
outside the Borough were registered as belonging to Battersea, making
36 in all, representing a still-birth rate of 17.42 per 1,000 births (five
and still) registered. Of the 36 still-births 8 (22.22 per cent.) were
registered as illegitimate.

The still-birth rate in 1959 for England and Wales was 20.7.