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Battersea 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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The death rate, after a temporary rise in 1929 to 14.2, declined
to 11.5 in 1930. The increase in the rate in the former year was
accounted for chiefly by the increased number of deaths from
respiratory diseases and influenza. The death-rate was lowest
in the St. John Ward (8.8), and highest in Broomwood Ward
(12.8). The deaths of persons over 65 years numbered 819 or
44.4 per cent, of the total deaths. The average age at death was
53.7 years, as compared with 53.0 in 1929. Decreased death-rates
were recorded in all Wards.
Death-rate per 1,000 Population.
| Year. | The Borough. | East Battersea. | North-West Battersea. | South-West Battersea. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1929 | 14.2 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.6 |
| Average 1920-29 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 11.7 |
| 1930 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 11.7 |
The natural increase of population (that is the excess of births
over deaths) was 806 in 1930 as compared with 325 in 1929.
Deaths in Public Institutions.
During 1930 the deaths of Battersea residents occurring in
Public Institutions numbered 1,014. Of this number 712 occurred
within and 302 outside the Borough. Of the total Battersea
deaths in Institutions 660 occurred in Public Assistance
Institutions.