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Battersea 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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| Certified Causes of Death. | Months 0—3. | Months 3—6. | Months 6—9. | Months 9—12. | Total. | % of Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | - | — | — | — | — | - |
| Measles | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4.83 |
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | — | — | - | 0.69 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.76 |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 0.69 |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 13.79 |
| General Tuberculosis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0.69 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0.69 |
| Pneumonia | 7 | 4 | 7 | — | 18 | 12.41 |
| Bronchitis | 2 | — | — | - | 2 | 1.38 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2.76 |
| Prematurity | 51 | — | — | — | 51 | 35.17 |
| Marasmus | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1.38 |
| Icterus Neonatorum | 1 | — | — | - | 1 | 0.69 |
| Congenital Malformations | 10 | 3 | — | 1 | 14 | 9.65 |
| Injury at Birth | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 2.76 |
| Syphilis | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1.38 |
| Convulsions | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Atelectasis& Asphy xiaN. | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1.38 |
| Lack of Care | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 0.69 |
| Rickets | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0.69 |
| Accident and Homicide | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miscellaneous | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8.28 |
| Total | 91 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 145 | 100.0 |
| Percentage of Total | 62.8 | 11.7 | 15.9 | 9.6 | — | 100.0 |
Deaths of Illegitimate Infants.
The death-rate amongst illegitimate children during 1930 was
161-3 per 1,000 births, as compared with 98.9 in 1929, 73.2 in
1928, 89.9 in 1927, and 162.2 in 1926. The corresponding deathrate
of legitimate children in 1930 was 49.4, the ratio of the mortality
rate of illegitimate infants to that of legitimate being 3.27 to 1.
Notification of Births Act.
During 1930 the number of notifications of live births received
was 2,506. The corrected number of births registered during the
year in Battersea was 2,652. The proportion of notified to registered
births was, therefore, 94.5 per cent.
There were 241 living and 14 still-births of Battersea children
born outside the Borough notified from the districts in which these
births-occurred.