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Battersea 1908

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1908

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Table: Senile Mortality. During the year1908, in the Borough of Battersea, 564 deaths of persons aged sixty-five and upwards were registered. The age distribution of these deaths in the sub-districts is set out in the following table:—

Senile Mortality. During the year1908, in the Borough of Battersea, 564 deaths of persons aged sixty-five and upwards were registered. The age distribution of these deaths in the sub-districts is set out in the following table:—

District.65 and under 75.75 and under 85.85 and upwards.Total over 65.
East Battersea1228018220
North-West Battersea757912166
South-West Battersea946420178
Borough of Battersea29122350564

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The 564 deaths over sixty-five were equivalent to 24.8 per
cent. of the deaths at all ages.
The deaths over sixty-five in each year during the five years
1903-1907 are:-
1903 404
1904 508
1905 537
1906 495
1907 510
Vital Statistics of the Latchmere Estate.
During the year 1908 there were 28 births, all of which were
legitimate. This gives a birth-rate of 19.01 per 1,000 persons on
the Estate. The birth-rate per 1,000 married women at the reproductive
ages, viz., from 15 to 45 years, was 131.4. In 1907 the
rates were 26.3 and 176.4 respectively.