Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1921
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Death-rate per 1,000 Population.
Year. | The Borough | East Battersea | North-west Battersea. | South-west Battersea. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1911 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 16.8 | 10.9 |
1912 | 12.2 | 12.8 | 18.5 | 10.1 |
1913 | 14.1 | 15.0 | 16.8 | 10.8 |
1914 | 18.2 | 14.0 | 14.4 | 10.9 |
1915 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 18.8 | 14.2 |
1916 | 13.9 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 12.4 |
1917 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 16.8 | 14.0 |
1918 | 18.7 | 19.2 | 20.2 | 16.6 |
1919 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 18.7 |
1920 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 12.8 |
Average 1911-20. | 14.8 | 14.7 | 15.6 | 12.6 |
1921 | 12.2 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 11.6 |
The death-rate per 1,000 inhabitants for each of the nine Wards is shown in the next table:—
Ward. | Estimated Population 1921. | Number of Deaths. | Death-rate. |
---|---|---|---|
No. 1, Nine Elms | 27,590 | 829 | 11.9 |
No. 2, Park | 18,047 | 258 | 14.3 |
No. 8, Latchmere | 19,806 | 254 | 18.2 |
No. 4, Shaftesbury | 15,744 | 176 | 11.2 |
No. 5, Church | 18,678 | 228 | 12.2 |
No. 6, Winstanley | 20,820 | 246 | 11.8 |
No. 7, St. John | 8,668 | 107 | 12.4 |
No. 8, Bolingbroke | 19,168 | 228 | 11.9 |
No. 9, Broomwood | 21,189 | 234 | 11.0 |
The following table shows the age and sex distribution of the total deaths (corrected) in Battersea during 1921:—
Under 1 year. | 1-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | 65- | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | 162 | 56 | 84 | 19 | 41 | 140 | 271 | 289 | 1,012 |
F | 114 | 64 | 81 | 16 | 54 | 102 | 216 | 451 | 1,048 |
276 | 120 | 65 | 85 | 95 | 242 | 487 | 740 | 2,060 |