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Battersea 1931

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

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Table: The following table gives the distribution of the births and the birth-rate per 1,000 of the population in the Sub-districts and in the Wards for the year 1931.

The following table gives the distribution of the births and the birth-rate per 1,000 of the population in the Sub-districts and in the Wards for the year 1931.

Sub-Districts.Estimated Population, 1931.Number of Births.Birth-rate.
East Battersea64,5861,07916.7
North-West Battersea44,71669615.6
South-West Battersea50,49870213.9
Wards.
No. 1. Nine Elms25,50145517.8
No. 2. Park16,92428616.9
No. 3. Latchmere18,42231016.8
No. 4. Shaftesbury14,13120414.4
No. 5. Church16,78123113.8
No. 6. Winstanley19,21731416.3
No. 7. St. John8,57213916.2
No. 8. Bolingbroke18,51028415.3
No. 9. Broomwood21,74225411.7

Table: The next table shows the birth-rates in the Borough and ir the registration sub-districts in 1931, and during the previous decennium 1921-1930:— Birth-rate per 1,000 Population.

The next table shows the birth-rates in the Borough and ir the registration sub-districts in 1931, and during the previous decennium 1921-1930:— Birth-rate per 1,000 Population.

Year.The Borough.East Battersea.North-West Battersea.South-West Battersea.
192122.123.826.615.5
192221.723024.816.8
192320.123.022.014.4
192418.419.921.912.8
192518.520.620.613.6
192617.318.920.611.9
192716.617.918.912.5
192816.717.919.012.8
192916.217.518.012.7
193016.517.018.314.2
Average 1921-193018.419.921.113.7
193115.516.715.613.9