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Battersea 1910

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1910

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Table: Since the formation of the Borough and for the previous decennium, the infant mortality in Battersea and in London has been as follows :—

Since the formation of the Borough and for the previous decennium, the infant mortality in Battersea and in London has been as follows :—

Year.London.Battersea.
1891-00158162
1901148163
1902139136
1903130135
1904144147
1905129131
1906129126
1907116115
1908113107
1909108107
191010397

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In the above table, while the average rate in Battersea for
the quinquennium 1901-1905 was 142.4 per 1,000, the average for
the five subsequent years had fallen to 110 per 1,000.
In the County of London during 1910 there was a total of 11,809
infant deaths, giving an infantile mortality rate of 103 per 1,000.

Table: In the next table is shewn the distribution of the 434 infant deaths in the sub-districts :—

In the next table is shewn the distribution of the 434 infant deaths in the sub-districts :—

Registration Sub-Districts.Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age.Infantile Mortality per 1,000 births.
East Battersea19794.7
North-West Battersea174115.6
South-West Battersea6369.6
The Borough43497

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The next table shows the incidence of mortality from the chief
diseases of infancy in the first and second trimesters and the last
six months of the first year respectively :—