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Battersea 1927
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1927
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The increase in the death-rate (11.4 to 12.2 as compared with
1926) has been slight and is accounted for by the increased deathrate
in the first quarter of the year from respiratory disease and
influenza. The death-rate was lowest in the St. John Ward
(10.7), and highest in Church Ward (13.1). The deaths of
persons over 65 years numbered 876 or 42.4 per cent. of the
total deaths. The average age at death was 53.4 years, as compared
with 50.3 in 1926.
Death-rate per 1,000 Population.
| Year. | The Borough. | East Battersea. | North-West Battersea. | South-West Battersea. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1926 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.3 |
| Average 1917-26. | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 12.4 |
| 1927 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 12.1 |
The natural increase of population (that is the excess of births
over deaths) was 736 in 1927, the lowest figure yet reached except
in the War years 1917 and 1918. There was an adverse balance
of 109 in 1918, and in 1917 the natural increase was 675.
Deaths in Public Institutions.
During 1927 the deaths of Battersea residents occurring in
Public Institutions numbered 1,019. Of this number 682 occurred
within and 337 outside the Borough. Of the total deaths in
Public Institutions 645 occurred in Poor Law Institutions.