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Battersea 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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The decrease in the death-rate (12.2 to 11.9 as compared with
1927) is accounted for chiefly by the decreased death-rate in the
first quarter of the year from respiratory diseases and influenza.
The death-rate was lowest in the Shaftesbury Ward (10.8),
and highest in Winstanley Ward (13.6). The deaths of persons
over 65 years numbered 828 or 42.4 per cent, of the total
deaths. The average age at death was 51.5 years, as compared
with 53.4 in 1927. The greatest decrease was in the Shaftesbury
Ward. Increased death-rates were recorded in Latchmere, Winstanley
and St. John Wards.
Death-rate per 1,000 Population.
| Year. | The Borough. | East Battersea. | North-West Battersea. | South-West Battersea. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1927 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 12.1 |
| Average 1918-27. | 12.6 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 12.2 |
| 1928 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 11.3 |
The natural increase of population (that is the excess of births
over deaths) was 789 in 1928. There was an adverse balance of
109 in 1918, and in 1917 the natural increase was only 675.
Deaths in Public Institutions.
During 1928 the deaths of Battersea residents occurring in
Public Institutions numbered 1,011. Of this number 700 occurred
within and 311 outside the Borough. Of the total Battersea
deaths in Public Institutions 647 occurred in Poor Law Institutions.