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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 1923
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1923
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Birthplaces of the Population in Battersea and London at the Census of 1921.
| Battersea. | London. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where born. | Persons. | Percentage. | Persons. | Percentage. |
| England | 160,586 | 95.74 | 4,129,934 | 92.09 |
| Wales | 937 | .56 | 28.063 | .63 |
| Scotland | 1,558 | .93 | 49,881 | 1.11 |
| Ireland— | ||||
| Six Northern Counties | 168 | .10 | 6,564 | .15 |
| Remainder of Ireland | 1,130 | .67 | 43,299 | .97 |
| Part not defined | 64 | .04 | 2,343 | .05 |
| Isle of Man and Channel Islands | 192 | .11 | 4,918 | .11 |
| Other British Dominions, Colonies, &c. | 907 | .54 | 41,699 | .93 |
| ForeignCoun tries | 1,257 | .75 | 145,938 | 3.25 |
| Born at Sea | 34 | .02 | 1,144 | .03 |
| Not stated | 906 | .54 | 30,740 | .68 |
| Total enumerated | 167,739 | 100.00 | 4,484,523 | 100.00 |
Marriages.
The marriages registered in Battersea during 1923 numbered
1,352. The marriage-rate (i.e., the number of persons married per
1,000 of the population) was 15.8. The steady decline which has
taken place in the marriage-rate in the Borough during the past
five years is shown in the following table:—
Year.
Marriages.
Marriage-Rate.
1919 1,677 20.2
1920 1,644 19.8
1921 1,482 17.5
1922 1,404 16.6
1923 1,352 15.8
Births.
The number of births registered in the Borough during 1923
was 3,415 (1,759 males, 1,656 females), an excess of 103 males. Of
this number 244 were transferred out, the permanent residence of the
parents being outside the Borough, and 263 births occurring elsewhere
were transferred here, giving on balance a total of 3,434 births
relating to Battersea residents and a corrected birth-rate of 20.1 per
1,000 of the population.