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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Cancer Deaths
During 1964 the number of deaths of Battersea residents from
cancer was 243 (135 males, 108 females), as compared with 234 in 1963.
The death rate from the disease per 1,000 of the population was 2.36.
The deaths from cancer constitute 21.1 per cent, of the total Battersea
deaths during the year.
The following gives the comparative average death rates from cancer in Battersea for quinquennial periods since 1901.
| 1901-1905 | 0.88 | 1931-1935 | 1.75 |
| 1906-1910 | 0.95 | 1936-1940 | 1.99 |
| 1911-1915 | 1.11 | 1941-1945 | 2.44 |
| 1916-1920 | 1.28 | 1946-1950 | 2.11 |
| 1921-1925 | 1.33 | 1951-1955 | 2.07 |
| 1926-1930 | 1.51 | 1956-1960 | 2.29 |
| 1960 | 2.45 | ||
| 1961 | 2.36 | ||
| 1962 | 2.38 | ||
| 1963 | 2.27 | ||
| 1964 | 2.36 |
Details in age groups and the location of this disease will
be found on page 10.
Infant Mortality.
During 1964 the deaths of 51 infants under 1 year of age were
registered as belonging to Battersea. The total number of live births
registered during the year was 2,258, giving an infant mortality rate
of 22.59 per 1,000 live births as compared with 19.91 in 1963 and
20.59 in 1962.
The infant mortality rate in England and Wales during 1964
was 20.0.
The following table sets out the causes of death in detail.