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Battersea 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Births, Marriages and Deaths.
Vital Statistics.
The population of the Borough at the Census of April,
1911, was 167,743.
The estimates of the population, according to the
Registrar-General, of the Borough for the year 1920 are:—
For the birth-rate 166,093
For the death rate 165,664
The estimated population (based upon the RegistrarGeneral's figures) for the registration sub-districts, and for each of the nine Wards is set out in the following table:—
| Registration Sub-District. | For the purpose of the birth-rate. | For the purpose of the death-rate. |
|---|---|---|
| East Battersea | ||
| North-West Battersea | ||
| South-West Battersea | ||
| The Borough |
| Ward No. | Ward. | For the purpose of the birth-rate. | For the purpose of the death-rate. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nine Elms | |||
| Park | |||
| 3 | Latchmere | ||
| Shaftesbury | |||
| Church | |||
| Winstanley | |||
| St. John | |||
| Bolingbroke | |||
| Broomwood |
The "birth-rate and marriage-rate population" includes
all the elements of the population contributing to the birth
and marriage rates.
The "death-rate population," on the other hand, excludes
all non-civilian males, whether serving at home or abroad.