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Battersea 1927
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1927
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MARRIAGES.
The marriages registered in Battersea during 1927 numbered
1,428. The marriage-rate (i.e., the number of persons married per
1,000 of the population) was 16.9.
| Year. | Marriages. | Marriage-Rate. |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 1,404 | 16.6 |
| 1923 | 1,352 | 15.8 |
| 1924 | 1,367 | 16.0 |
| 1925 | 1,382 | 16.1 |
| 1926 | 1,304 | 15.2 |
| Mean, 1922-26 | 1361.8 | 15.9 |
| 1927 | 1,428 | 16.9 |
BIRTHS.
The number of births registered in the Borough during 1927
was 3,099 (1,561 males, 1,538 females), an excess of 23 males.
Of this number, 587 were transferred out, the permanent residence
of the parents being outside the Borough, and 289 were transferred
here, giving on balance a total of 2,801 births relating to Battersea
residents, and a corrected birth-rate of 16 6 per 1,000 of the
population.
The following table gives the distribution of the births and the
birth-rate per 1,000 of the population in the Sub-districts and in
the Wards for the year 1927.
| Sub Districts. | Estimated Population, 1927. | Number of Births. | Birth-rate. |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Battersea | 70,031 | 1,251 | 17.9 |
| North-West Battersea | 48,331 | 915 | 18.9 |
| South-West Battersea | 50,638 | 635 | 12.5 |
| No. 1, Nine Elms | 27,514 | 515 | 18.7 |
| No. 2, Park | 18,352 | 373 | 20.3 |
| No. 3, Latchmere | 19,284 | 337 | 17.5 |
| No. 4, Shaftesbury | 15,524 | 222 | 14.3 |
| No. 5, Church | 18,635 | 328 | 17.6 |
| No. 6, Winstanley | 20,772 | 421 | 20.3 |
| No. 7, St. John | 8,634 | 123 | 14.2 |
| No. 8, Bolingbroke | 19,119 | 258 | 13.5 |
| No. 9, Broomwood | 21,166 | 224 | 10.6 |