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Battersea 1913
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1913
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The next table shows the birth-rate in the Borough and in
each of the sub-districts during- the ten years 1903-1912.
Birth-rate per 1,000 Population.
| Year. | The Borough. | East Battersea. | North West Battersea. | South-West Battersea. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 28.6 | 31.3 | 34.1 | 19.4 |
| 1904 | 27.5 | 30.4 | 31.9 | 19.5 |
| 1905 | 27.3 | 30.5 | 32.7 | 17.7 |
| 1906 | 25.9 | 28.6 | 31.7 | 17.0 |
| 1907 | 25.1 | 28.2 | 31.8 | 15.6 |
| 1908 | 25.1 | 27.3 | 32.8 | 15.8 |
| 1909 | 23.9 | 26.5 | 31.9 | 13.9 |
| 1910 | 23.7 | 26.6 | 30.5 | 14.8 |
| 1911 | 26.1 | 27.5 | 32.3 | 17.8 |
| 1912 | 25.4 | 28.4 | 28.9 | 17.6 |
| 25.9 | 28.5 | 31.8 | 16.9 | |
| 1913 | 25.3 | 27.0 | 29.6 | 18.5 |
In the above table, it will be noted that very little change is
to be observed in the rates in the sub-districts as compared
with 1912. In North-Wcst and South-West Battersea there
has been an increase; on the other hand, a decrease is to be
noted in East Battersea, the most populous of the three subdistricts.
Marriages.
The marriages registered in Battersea during 1913 number
1,282, or 100 less than the decennial average. The marriage-rate,
i.e., the number of persons married per 1,000 of the population,
was 15.3, or 0.2 below the decennial average.
Deaths.
The total number of deaths registered in the Borough of
Battersea during the year 1913 was 2,429, as compared with
2,125 in 1912, and a yearly average of 2,849 in the old Parish of
Battersea for the decennium 1891-1900. Of the total deaths
registered, 1,254 were males and 1,175 females, showing an
excess of 79 males.