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Battersea 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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* The Registrar General's manual of the international list of causes of death was re-issued in revised form in 1931, the deaths from developmental diseases in 1930 based upon the new list were 74.
| Certified Causes of Death. | Months 0—3 | Months 3—6. | Months 6—9. | Months 9—12. | Total. | % of Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0.70 |
| Measles | ||||||
| Influenza | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2.11 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0.70 |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.11 |
| Meningococcal | ||||||
| Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4.93 |
| General Tuberculosis | _ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0.71 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 7 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 20.42 |
| Bronchitis | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4.93 |
| Intussusception | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0.70 |
| Prematurity | 41 | — | — | — | 41 | 28.88 |
| Marasmus | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 2.12 |
| Icterus Neonatorum... | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 0.70 |
| Congenital Mai formations | 18 | 2 | 1 | — | 21 | 14.79 |
| Injury at Birth | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 0.70 |
| Atelectasis&AsphyxiaN. | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | 5.64 |
| Syphilis | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 2.11 |
| Convulsions | — | 1 | I | — | 2 | 1 .41 |
| Rickets | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0.71 |
| Lack of Care | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 0.70 |
| Accident and Homicide | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 0.70 |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 2.82 |
| Overlying | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1.41 |
| Total | 93 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 142 | 100.0 |
| Percentage of Total | 65.5 | 12.7 | 15.5 | 6.3 | — | 100.0 |
Deaths of Illegitimate Infants.
The death-rate amongst illegitimate children during 1931 was
83.3 per 1,000 births, as compared with 161.3 in 1930, 98.9 in
1929, 73.2 in 1928, and 89.9 in 1927. The corresponding deathrate
of legitimate children in 1931 was 56.3, the ratio of the mortality
rate of illegitimate infants to that of legitimate being 1.48 to 1.
Notification of Births Act.
During 1931 the number of notifications of live births received
was 2,277. The corrected number of births registered during the
year in Battersea was 2,477. The proportion of notified to registered
births was, therefore, 91.9 per cent.
There were 196 living and 5 still-births of Battersea children
born outside the Borough notified from the districts in which these
births occurred.