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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough.
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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 | 485 | 515 | 1,000 |
| Second quarter | 234 | 229 | 463 |
| Third quarter | 201 | 196 | 397 |
| Fourth quarter | 234 | 200 | 434 |
| 1,154 | 1,140 | 2,294 |
The increase in the death-rate from 11.9 in 1928 to 14.2
in 1929 is accounted for chiefly by the high mortality in the
first quarter of the year from respiratory diseases and influenza.
The death-rate was lowest in the St. John Ward (12.3), and
highest in Park Ward (15.6). The deaths of persons over 65 years
numbered 994 or 43.3 per cent, of the total deaths. The average
age at death was 53.0 years, as compared with 51.5 in 1928.
Increased death-rates were recorded in all Wards except Winstanley,
which declined from 13.6 in 1928 to 13.2 in 1929.
Death-rate per 1,000 Population.
| Year. | The Borough. | East Battersea. | North-West Battersea. | South-West Battersea. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1928 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 11.3 |
| Average 1919-28 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 11.6 |
| 1929 | 14.2 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.6 |
The natural increase of population (that is the excess of births
over deaths) was 325 in 1929. There was an adverse balance of
109 in 1918, and in 1917 the natural increase was 675.