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Battersea 1911

[Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1911]

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

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
1911129124

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In the County of London during 1911 there was a total of
14,440 infant deaths registered, giving an infantile mortality rate
of 129 per 1,000 births, as compared with 11,809 deaths giving an
infantile mortality rate of 108 per 1,000 births in 1910·

Table: The next table is shown the distribution of the 546 infant deaths in the sub-districts :—

The next table is shown the distribution of the 546 infant deaths in the sub-districts :—

Registration Sub-Districts·Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age·Infantile Mortality per 1,000 births·
East Battersea252131·1
North-West Battersea215135·3
South-West Battersea7990·7
The Borough546124·6

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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 of life respectively:—