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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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Senile Mortality. During 1930 the deaths of 819 residents of Battersea aged 65 years and upwards were registered. The distribution of these deaths is set out in the following table:—
| District. | 65 and under 75. | 75 and under 85. | 85 and upwards. | Total over 65. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| East Battersea | 93 | 62 | 58 | 72 | 9 | 17 | 160 | 151 | 311 |
| N.W. Battersea | 52 | 52 | 26 | 40 | 8 | 14 | 86 | 106 | 192 |
| S.W. Battersea | 61 | 69 | 57 | 83 | 16 | 30 | 134 | 182 | 316 |
| Borough of Battersea | 206 | 183 | 141 | 195 | 33 | 61 | 380 | 439 | 819 |
Infant Mortality.
During 1930 the deaths of 145 infants were registered as belonging
to Battersa. The total number of births registered during
the year was 2,652, giving an infant mortality rate of 54.7 per
1,000 births, as compared with 62.6 in 1929, 64.2 in 1928, and
53.5 in 1927.
It will be noted that the Infant Mortality rate was considerably
lower during 1930 than in the previous year.
The distribution of the 145 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 | 1,115 | 35 | 22 | 57 | 51.1 |
| North-West Battersea | 838 | 32 | 19 | 51 | 60.9 |
| South-West Battersea | 699 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 52.9 |
| The Borough | 2,652 | 87 | 58 | 145 | 54.7 |
| Ward. | |||||
| 1. Nine Elms | 443 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 38.4 |
| 2. Park | 332 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 66.3 |
| 3. Latchmere | 333 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 57.1 |
| 4. Shaftesbury | 194 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 72.2 |
| 5. Church | 288 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 72.9 |
| 6. Winstanley | 385 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 44.2 |
| 7. St. John | 141 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 63.8 |
| 8. Bolingbroke | 264 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 45.5 |
| 9. Broomwood | 272 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 51.5 |