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 1924
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POPULATION OF BATTERSEA AND COUNTY OF LONDON—I. OCCUPATIONS.
Proportions of Males per 1,000 aged 12 years and upwards engaged in the following occupations. | Proportions of Females per 1,000 aged 12 years and upwards engaged in the following occupations. | ||||||||
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Battersea. | London. | Battersea. | London. | ||||||
Pr'p'n per 1,000. | Number engaged. | Pr'p'n per 1,000. | Number engaged. | Pr'p'n per 1,000. | Number engaged. | Pr'p'n per 1,000. | Number engaged. | ||
1 | Fishermen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | - | - | 0 | 1 |
2 | Agricultural | 3 | 170 | 5 | 7,732 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 435 |
3 | Mining and Quarrying | 0 | 23 | 0 | 477 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
4 | Workers in Non-Metallic Products | 0 | 26 | 0 | 617 | 0 | 4 | o | 150 |
5 | Makers of Bricks and Pottery, &c. | 4 | 255 | 1 | 1,109 | 3 | 72 | 2 | 585 |
,, Glass and Glassware | 2 | 108 | 3 | 4,449 | 12 | 1,097 | |||
6 | Chemical Processes | 8 | 498 | 5 | 7,717 | 11 | 258 | 4 | |
7 | Metal Workers, not Precious | 81 | 4,882 | 72 | 115,674 | 8 | 200 | 11 | 8,562 |
8 | Workers in Precious Metals and Electro Plate | 2 | 146 | 3 | 5,482 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1,017 |
9 | Electrical Apparatus Workers | 16 | 986 | 15 | 24,171 | 2 | 38 | 6 | 4,622 |
10 | Watches, Clocks and Scientific Instruments | 2 | 147 | 3 | 5,348 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 448 |
11a | Furriers, Tanners, Leather Dressers | 1 | 48 | 5 | 7,238 | 43 | 3,998 | ||
116 | Makers of Leather and Leather Substitute Goods | 2 | 147 | 4 | 5,630 | 3 | 37 | 10 | 4,434 |
12 | Textile Workers | 1 | 42 | 2 | 2,750 | 5 | 129 | 5 | 3,974 |
13 | Makers of Textile Goods and Dress | 17 | 1,016 | 33 | 52,909 | 128 | 3,134 | 145 | 113,056 |
14 | (1) Makers of Food | 16 | 978 | 12 | 19,177 | 607 | 12,100 | ||
(2) ,, Drink | 3 | 201 | 4 | 5,965 | 33 | 87 | 24 | 2,039 | |
(3) „ Tobacco, &c. | 1 | 58 | 1 | 2,045 | 122 | 4,918 | |||
15 | (1) Woodworkers | 36 | 2,160 | 40 | 64,709 | 8 | 90 | 9 | 4,088 |
16 | (2) Upholsterers, &c. | 3 | 170 | 3 | 5,434 | 116 | 2,775 | ||
(1) Papermakers | 0 | 23 | 0 | 489 | 33 | 412 | |||
(2) Printers, Binders and Photographers | 20 | 1,202 | 24 | 38,970 | 28 | 318 | 40 | 17,001 | |
17 | (3) Workers in Paper Goods, Stationery, &c. | 1 | 63 | 2 | 3,082 | 330 | 13,715 | ||
Builders, Stoneworkers, &c. | 41 | 2,455 | 29 | 45,565 | 0 | 10 | o | 165 | |
18 | Painters and Decorators | 30 | 1,799 | 23 | 36,609 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 633 |
19 | Workers in other materials | 2 | 150 | 3 | 5,075 | 6 | 148 | 7 | 5,699 |
20 | ,, mixed „ | 7 | 399 | 8 | 13,641 | 15 | 370 | 12 | 9,590 |
21 | Gas, Water and Electricity Workers | 6 | 379 | 4 | 6,014 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 64 |
22 | (1) Railway Workers | 39 | 2,347 | 19 | 30,145 | 11 | 183 | ||
(2) Road Transport | 64 | 3,826 | 66 | 104,811 | 24 | 36 | 16 | 667 | |
(3) Water Transport | 8 | 463 | 26 | 41,011 | 7 | 269 | |||
(4) Other Transport and Communications | 50 | 3,005 | 48 | 77,042 | 545 | 11,729 | |||
23 | Commerce, Finance and Insurance | 93 | 5,571 | 102 | 163,292 | 93 | 2,282 | 80 | 62,481 |
24 | (1) Public Administration | 36 | 2,160 | 34 | 53,834 | 35 | 854 | 23 | 17,817 |
(2) Defence | 6 | 388 | 12 | 18,442 | - | - | - | - | |
25 | Professional occupations | 24 | 1,442 | 29 | 46,412 | 69 | 1,694 | 65 | 50841 |
26 | Entertainments and Sports | 8 | 456 | 9 | 13,991 | 8 | 184 | 10 | 7,495 |
27 | Personal Service | 36 | 2,169 | 48 | 77,384 | 290 | 7,079 | 357 | 278,747 |
28 | Clerks, Draughtsmen and Typists | 72 | 4,349 | 64 | 102,087 | 166 | 4,052 | 125 | 97,565 |
29 | Warehousemen, Storekeepers and Packers | 25 | 1,491 | 28 | 44,753 | 40 | 967 | 32 | 25,258 |
30 | Stationary Engine, Dynamo and Motor Attendants | 10 | 589 | 7 | 10,785 | _ | _ | 0 | 2 |
31 | Other and Undefined Workers | 87 | 5,227 | 71 | 113,588 | 23 | 518 | 13 | 8,896 |
32 | Unoccupied or Retired | 137 | 8,204 | 133 | 214,383 | — | — | — | — |
Occupied persons over 12 | 1,000** | 52,015* | 1,000** | 1,385,701* | 1,000* | 24,452* | 1,000* | 780,511* | |
Unoccupied persons over 12 | — | 8,204 | — | 214,383 | — | 46,005 | — | 1,165,317 | |
Persons under 12 | — | 18,439 | — | 471,495 | — | 18,624 | - | 467,116 | |
Census Population Males | 78,658 | 2,071,579 | 89,081 | 2,412,944 | |||||
Females | 89,081 | 2,412,944 | |||||||
TOTAL | 167,739 | 4,484,523 | *Not including unoccupied persons. **Including unoccupied males. |
II—AGE, DISTRIBUTION AND MARITAL CONDITION.
Residents of | Average Age. | Age Distribution per 1,000 of the Population. | Number of Females to every 1,000 Males. | ||||||||||
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Males. | Females. | ||||||||||||
M. | F. | 0/4 | 5/19 | 20/39 | 40/up | 0/4 | 5/19 | 20/39 | 40/up | ||||
County of London | 30.0 | 31.4 | 92 | 286 | 304 | 318 | 77 | 259 | 339 | 325 | 1,165 | ||
Battersea M.B. | 29.6 | 31.1 | 91 | 299 | 300 | 310 | 83 | 271 | 320 | 326 | 1,133 | ||
Males. | Females. | ||||||||||||
Single. | Married. | Widowed or Divorced. | Single. | Married. | Widowed or Divorced. | ||||||||
County of London | 547 | 418 | 35 | 542 | 364 | 94 | 228 | ||||||
Battersea M.B. | 536 | 431 | 33 | 522 | 387 | 91 | 238 |