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Battersea 1905
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1905
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The birth-rate, i.e., the number of births per 1,000 of the
population at all ages, was 27.3. This is the lowest birth-rate
ever recorded for Battersea, and is no less than 2.9 below the
mean birth-rate for the previous ten years. The Battersea
birth-rate, which during the ten years 1875-1884 was usually
over 40 per 1,000, and in the year 1884 was as high as 43.4 per
1,000, has declined with remarkable rapidity in the last twenty
years. The London birth-rate and the birth-rate for England
and Wales have also declined considerably, but the decline has
been much greater in Battersea, as is shown by the following
figures:—
Birth-rate per 1,000 Population.
| Years. | England and Wales. | London. | Battersea. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1876-80 | 35.4 | 35.5 | 40.6 |
| 1881-85 | 33.5 | 34.2 | 40.4 |
| 1886-90 | 31.4 | 32.2 | 37.0 |
| 1891-95 | 30.5 | 30.8 | 32.8 |
| 1896-1900 | 29.3 | 29.7 | 31.3 |
| 1901-05 | 28.1 | 28.1 | 28.2 |
The next table shows the birth-rate in the Borough and in
each of the sub-districts during the ten years 1893-1904 and in
the year 1905.