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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Battersea 1926
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1926
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Death-rate per 1,000 Population.
| Year. | The Borough. | East Battersea. | North-West Battersea. | South-West Battersea. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 13.9 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 12.4 |
| 1917 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 16.3 | 14.0 |
| 1918 | 18.7 | 19.2 | 20.2 | 16.6 |
| 1919 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 13.7 |
| 1920 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 12.3 |
| 1921 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 11.5 |
| 1922 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.8 | 12.6 |
| 1923 | 10.8 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 10.6 |
| 1924 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 11.0 |
| 1925 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 10.0 |
| Average 1916-25. | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 12.5 |
| 1926 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.3 |
The natural increase of population (that is the excess of births
over deaths) was 1,009 in 1926, the lowest figure yet reached except
in the War year 1918, when there was an adverse balance of 109.
Deaths in Public Institutions.
During 1926 the deaths of Battersea residents occurring in
Public Institutions numbered 992. Of this number 696 occurred
within and 296 outside the Borough. Of the total deaths in
Public Institutions 665 occurred in Poor Law Institutions.
Senile Mortality.
During 1926 the deaths of 771 persons aged 65 years and upwards were registered in the Borough of Battersea. The distribution of these deaths is set out in the following table:-
| District. | 65 and under 75. | 75 and under 85. | 85 and upwards. | Total over 65. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| East Battersea | 71 | 69 | 52 | 66 | 12 | 15 | 135 | 150 | 285 |
| N.W. Battersea | 62 | 53 | 39 | 47 | 3 | 9 | 104 | 109 | 213 |
| S.W. Battersea | 55 | 68 | 42 | 72 | 10 | 26 | 107 | 166 | 273 |
| Borough of Battersea | 188 | 190 | 133 | 185 | 25 | 50 | 346 | 425 | 771 |