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Battersea 1925

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1925

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Table: Death-rate per 1,000 Population.

Death-rate per 1,000 Population.

Year.The Borough.East Battersea.North-West Battersea.South-West Battersea.
191516∙416∙218∙814∙2
191613∙914∙514∙712∙4
191715∙215∙416∙314∙0
191818∙719∙220∙216∙6
191912∙912∙412∙713∙7
192012∙512∙812∙412∙3
192112∙212∙312∙711∙5
192213∙213∙113∙812∙6
192310∙811∙210∙410∙6
192411∙811∙912∙511∙0
Average 1915-24.13∙813∙914∙512∙9
192510∙510∙511∙010∙0

Table: The death-rate per 1,000 inhabitants for each of the nine Wards is shown in the next table:—

The death-rate per 1,000 inhabitants for each of the nine Wards is shown in the next table:—

Ward.Estimated Population 1925.Number of Deaths.Death-rate.
No. 1, Nine Elms28,01929010∙3
No. 2, Park18,68920110∙7
No. 3, Latchmere19,63724112∙3
No. 4, Shaftesbury15,8091539∙7
No. 5, Church18,97719610∙3
No. 6, Winstanley21,15223010∙9
No. 7, St. John8,7929010∙2
No. 8, Bolingbroke19,47120610∙6
No. 9, Broomwood21,5541989∙2

Table: The following table shows the age and sex distribution ol the total deaths (corrected) in Battersea during 1925:—

The following table shows the age and sex distribution ol the total deaths (corrected) in Battersea during 1925:—

Under1 year.1-55-1010-1515-2525-4545-6565-Total.
M1183691851108254317911
F633110144298207424894
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