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Battersea 1926
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1926
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Infant Mortality.
During 1926 the deaths of 183 infants were registered as belonging
to Battersea. The total number of births registered during
the year was 2,969 giving an infant mortality rate of 61.6 per
1,000 births.
The infant mortality-rate was slightly higher during 1926
than in the previous year. The main causes responsible for the
rise were respiratory and to a lesser extent intestinal diseases.
The distribution of the 183 infant deaths and the infant mortality-rates for the registration sub-districts and the Wards, are shown in the following table:—
| Registration Sub-Districts. | Births. | Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age. | Infant Mortality per 1,000 births. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | f. | total. | |||
| East Battersea | 1,344 | 39 | 41 | 80 | 59.5 |
| North-West Battersea | 1,012 | 47 | 27 | 74 | 73.1 |
| South-West Battersea | 613 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 47.3 |
| The Borough | 2,969 | 101 | 82 | 183 | 61.6 |
| Ward. 1. Nine Elms | 587 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 69.8 |
| 2. Park | 380 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 42.1 |
| 3. Latchmere | 398 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 52.8 |
| 4. Shaftesbury | 214 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 65.4 |
| 5. Church | 353 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 73.7 |
| 6. Winstanley | 454 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 81.5 |
| 7. St. John | 101 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 39.6 |
| 8. Bolingbroke | 256 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 35.2 |
| 9. Broomwood | 226 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 66.4 |
It will be noted that in the sub-districts the rate was highest in
North West Battersea (73.1) and lowest in South-West Battersea
(47.3). In the Wards, Winstanley showed the highest rate (81.5)
and Bolingbroke the lowest (35.2).
The infant mortality rate in the County of London and in
England and Wales during 1926 was 64 and 70 respectively.