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Battersea 1926

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1926

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Table: The estimated population based upon the Registrar-General's figures, for the registration Sub-districts and for the Nine Wards into which the Borough is divided, is set out in the following Table:-

The estimated population based upon the Registrar-General's figures, for the registration Sub-districts and for the Nine Wards into which the Borough is divided, is set out in the following Table:-

Registration Sub-District.Estimated Mid-Year Population, 1926.
Males.Females.Total.
East Battersea34,19837,03571,233
North-West Battersea23,78725,37349,160
South-West Battersea22,62528,88251,507
Total80,61091,290171,900
1. Nine Elms13,61714,36927,986
2. Park8,8119,85618,667
3. Latchmere9,27610,33819,614
4. Shaftesbury7,6338,15815,791
5. Church9,2859,67018,955
6. Winstanley10,21010,91821,128
7. St. John3,6825,1008,782
8. Bolingbroke8,69710,75119,448
9. Broomwood9,39912,13021,529
Total80,61091,290171,900

Table: MARRIAGES.The marriages registered in Battersea during 1926 numbered 1,304. The marriage-rate (i.e., the number of persons married per 1,000 of the population) was 15.2.

MARRIAGES.

The marriages registered in Battersea during 1926 numbered 1,304. The marriage-rate (i.e., the number of persons married per 1,000 of the population) was 15.2.

Year.Marriages.Marriage-Rate.
19211,48217.5
19221,40416.6
19231,35215.8
19241,36716.0
19251,38216.1
Mean, 1921-251397.416.4
19261,30415.2