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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Battersea 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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The distribution of the 176 infant deaths and the infant mortality-rates for the registration sub-districts and the Wards, are shown in the following table: —
| Registration Sub-District. | Births. | Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age. | Infant Mortality per 1,000 births. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m. | f. | total. | |||
| East Battersea | 1,220 | 57 | 38 | 95 | 77.9 |
| North-West Batter-sea | 893 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 57.1 |
| South-West Batter-sea | 630 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 47.6 |
| The Borough | 2,743 | 98 | 78 | 176 | 64.2 |
| Ward. | |||||
| 1. Nine Elms | 504 | 27 | 17 | 44 | 87.3 |
| 2. Park | 356 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 67.4 |
| 3. Latchmere | 350 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 60.0 |
| 4. Shaftesbury | 211 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 66.4 |
| 5. Church | 336 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 44.6 |
| 6. Winstanley | 380 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 73.7 |
| 7. St. John | 120 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 75.0 |
| 8. Bolingbroke | 255 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 31.4 |
| 9. Broom wood | 231 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 56.3 |
It will be noted that in the sub-districts the rate was highest in
East Battersea (77.9) and lowest in South-West Battersea (47.6).
In the Wards, Nine Elms showed the highest rate (87.3) and
Bolingbroke the lowest (31.4).
The infant mortality rate in the County of London and in
England and Wales during 1928 was 67 and 65 respectively.
The number of infant deaths and the infant mortality in each quarter of the year was as follows : —
| Births registered. | Infant deaths. | Infant Mortality Rate. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First quarter | 709 | 61 | 860 |
| Second quarter | 702 | 33 | 47.0 |
| Third quarter | 685 | 38 | 55.5 |
| Fourth quarter | 647 | 44 | 68.0 |
During the last 9 months of the year the infant death-rate was
56.5.
There were 71 deaths of infants during the first four weeks of
life (or 40.3 per cent, of the total infant deaths) as compared with
80 deaths (or 53.3 per cent.) in 1927 and a percentage for the
quinquennium (1923-1927) of 45.6.