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Battersea 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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registered outside the Borough. The total (corrected) number of
deaths belonging to the Borough was 1,954 (males 980, females
974). This gives a recorded death-rate of 11.9 compared with
11.6 for London, and 11.7 for England and Wales.
According to the factor supplied by the Registrar-General,
for correction of death-rate in reference to age and sex distribution,
the corrected death-rate for Battersea during 1928 was 11.5.
The distribution of the deaths and the death-rate per 1,000 inhabitants for each of the nine Wards is shown in the following Table.
| Ward. | Estimated Population 1928. | N umber of Deaths. | Death-rate. |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1, Nine Elms | 26,716 | 308 | 11.5 |
| No. 2, Park | 17,820 | 220 | 12.3 |
| No. 3, Latchmere | 18,725 | 228 | 12.2 |
| No. 4, Shaftesbury | 15,074 | 163 | 10.8 |
| No. 5, Church | 18,094 | 217 | 12.0 |
| No. 6, Winstanley | 20,170 | 275 | 13.6 |
| No. 7, St. John | 8,384 | 92 | 11.0 |
| No. 8, Bolingbroke | 18,565 | 217 | 11.7 |
| No. 9, Broomwood | 20,552 | 234 | 11.4 |
The following table shows the age and sex distribution of the total deaths (corrected) in Battersea during 1928 :—
| Under 1 year. | 1-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | 65 + | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | 98 | 57 | 19 | 8 | 47 | 103 | 281 | 367 | 980 |
| F | 78 | 50 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 97 | 215 | 461 | 974 |
| Ttls. | 176 | 107 | 29 | 17 | 101 | 200 | 496 | 828 | 1,954 |
The corrected number of deaths of males and females registered in each quarter of the year is set out as follows :—
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First quarter | 303 | 298 | 601 |
| Second quarter | 244 | 254 | 498 |
| Third quarter | 206 | 167 | 373 |
| Fourth quarter | 227 | 255 | 482 |
| 980 | 974 | 1,954 |