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Battersea 1924
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1924
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Births, Marriages and Deaths.
VITAL STATISTICS.
Population.
The population of the Borough as estimated by the RegistrarGeneral
for the year 1924 is 171,000.
The estimated population, based upon the Registrar-General's figures, for the registration sub-districts and for the nine Wards is set out in the following table:—
| Registration Sub-District. | Estimated Mid-Year Population, 1924. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
| East Battersea | 34,019 | 36,841 | 70,860 |
| North-West Battersea | 23,663 | 25,239 | 48,902 |
| South-West Battersea | 22,506 | 28,732 | 51,238 |
| Total | 80,188 | 90,812 | 171,000 |
| 1. Nine Elms | 13,546 | 14,294 | 27,840 |
| 2. Park | 8,764 | 9,805 | 18,569 |
| 3. Latchmere | 9,227 | 10,284 | 19,511 |
| 4. Shaftesbury | 7,593 | 8,115 | 15,708 |
| 5. Church | 9,237 | 9,619 | 18,856 |
| 6. Winstanley | 10,157 | 10,860 | 21,017 |
| 7. St. John | 3,662 | 5,074 | 8,736 |
| 8. Bolingbroke | 8,652 | 10,695 | 19,347 |
| 9. Broomwood | 9,350 | 12,066 | 21,416 |
| Total | 80,188 | 90,812 | 171,000 |
Marriages. The marriages registered in Battersea during 1924 numbered 1,367. The marriage-rate (i.e., the number of persons married per 1,000 of the population) was 16-0. 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. |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 1,644 | 19.8 |
| 1921 | 1,482 | 17.5 |
| 1922 | 1,404 | 16.6 |
| 1923 | 1,352 | 15.8 |
| 1924 | 1,367 | 16.0 |