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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 1907
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1907
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Birth-rate per 1,000 Population.
| Year. | The Borough. | East Battersea. | North-West Battersea. | South-WestBattersea. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 31.7 | 33.8 | 36.6 | 22.7 |
| 1898 | 30.9 | 33.6 | 35.0 | 21.9 |
| 1899 | 3°'9 | 33.6 | 36.0 | 21.0 |
| 1900 | 30.6 | 33.5 | 35.2 | 21.3 |
| 1901 | 29.7 | 32.6 | 33.3 | 21.3 |
| 1902 | 28.2 | 30.3 | 33.1 | 20.2 |
| 1903 | 28.6 | 31.3 | 34.1 | 19.4 |
| 1904 | 27.5 | 30.4 | 31.9 | 19.5 |
| 27.3 | 30.5 | 32.7 | 17.7 | |
| 1906 | 25.9 | 28.6 | 31.7 | 17.0 |
| Average 1897-1906 | 29.1 | 31.8 | 33.9 | 20.3 |
| 1907 | 25.1 | 28.2 | 31.3 |
A glance at the figures in the above tables will show that
the decline in the birth-rate is general, and not peculiar to any
particular area of the Borough. In all three of the registration
sub-districts there has been a steady and progressive decrease
in natality. In South-West Battersea, where the more prosperous
portion of the community resides, the decline is, perhaps,
on the whole, more marked, but it is none the less evident
that a similar state of affairs prevails in the other two localities,
which are mainly inhabited by a working-class population.