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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The conclusions to be drawn are that the population of
the Borough contains an increasingly large proportion of old
people, and that the saving of life which has occurred in
recent years (as seen in the lowered death-rate) has been not
merely among the youngest members of the community, but
also among those of other groups which precede the categories
here specifically considered.
The deaths of persons over 65 years of age occurring in Battersea during the decennium 1901-1910 and for each subsequent year are shown in the following table, together with the number of deaths per 1,000 persons dying at all ages:—
Year. | Deaths of persons 65 years and upwards. | Number of Senile Deaths per 1000 dying at all ages. |
---|---|---|
Aver. 1901-1910 | 504 | 205 |
1911 | 591 | 246 |
1912 | 570 | 278 |
1913 | 631 | 267 |
1914 | 604 | 272 |
1915 | 784 | 295 |
1916 | 724 | 326 |
1917 | 730 | 320 |
1918 | 730 | 260 |
1919 | 706 | 343 |
1920 | 673 | 323 |
Aver. 1911-1920 | 674 | 291 |
1921 | 740 | 364 |
Senile Mortality (1901-1920).
Quinquennial Period. | Deaths 65 yrs. and upwards. | Deaths at all ages | Deaths per 1000 dying at all ages. |
---|---|---|---|
1901-1905 | 2328 | 12927 | 180 |
1905-1910 | 2709 | 11603 | 233 |
1911-1915 | 3180 | 11691 | 272 |
1916-1920 | 3563 | 11455 | 311 |
Yearly av. 1901-1920 | 589 | 2384 | 247 |