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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 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]

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Table: The distribution of the deaths and the death-rate per 1,000 inhabitants for each of the Sub-Districts and the nine Wards is shown in the following Table.

The distribution of the deaths and the death-rate per 1,000 inhabitants for each of the Sub-Districts and the nine Wards is shown in the following Table.

Sub-Districts.Estimated Population 1930.Number of Deaths.Death-rate.
East Battersea65,78076611.6
North-West Battersea45,83350811.1
South-West Battersea49,08757211.7
Wards.
No. 1, Nine Elms25,64128111.0
No. 2, Park17,09621412.5
No. 3, Latchmere17,96622512.5
No. 4, Shaftesbury15,06018212.1
No. 5, Church17,36719111.0
No. 6, Winstanley20,15120610.2
No. 7, St. John8,366748.8
No. 8, Bolingbroke18,53621011.3
No. 9, Broomwood20,51726312.8

Table: The following table shows the age and sex distribution of the total deaths (corrected) in Battersea during 1930:—

The following table shows the age and sex distribution of the total deaths (corrected) in Battersea during 1930:—

Under 1 year.1-55-1010-1515-2525-4545-6565 +Total.
M874213838107280380955
F583212104392205439891
Ttls.145742518811994858191,846
%of Total7.94.01.31.04.410.826.344.4100.0

Table: The corrected number of deaths of males and females registered in each quarter of the year is set out as follows:—

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 quarter292254546
Second quarter209203412
Third quarter202201403
Fourth quarter252233485
9558911,846