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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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During 1933 the deaths of 928 residents of Battersea aged 65 years and upwards were registered. The distribution of these deaths, which constituted 48.2 per cent. of the deaths at all ages, is set out in the following table:—
| Sub-District. | 65 and under 75. | 75 and under 85. | 85 and upwards. | Total over 65. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| North Battersea | 98 | 93 | 71 | 105 | 12 | 18 | 181 | 216 | 397 |
| South Battersea | 116 | 115 | 105 | 129 | 23 | 43 | 244 | 287 | 531 |
| Borough | 214 | 176 | 234 | 35 | 61 | 425 | 503 | 928 | |
Infant Mortality.
During 1933 the deaths of 112 infants were registered as belonging
to Battersea. The total number of births registered during
the year was 2,263, giving an infant mortality rate of 49.49 per
1,000 births, as compared with 57.8 in 1932, 57.3 in 1931, 54.7 in
1930, and 62.6 in 1929. The infant mortality rate for the year
1933 is the lowest yet recorded in Battersea.
The distribution of the 112 infant deaths and the infant mortality-rates for the registration Sub-Districts and the Wards, are shown in the following table:—
| Area. | Births. | Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age. | Infant Mor tality per 1,000 births. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | TOTAL. | |||
| Sub-District. | |||||
| North Battersea | 1,130 | 36 | 25 | 61 | 54.0 |
| South Battersea | 1,133 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 45.0 |
| The Borough | 2,263 | 60 | 52 | 112 | 49.5 |
| Ward. | |||||
| 1. Nine Elms | 371 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 45.8 |
| 2. Park | 249 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 64.3 |
| 3. Latchmere | 265 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 34.0 |
| 4. Shaftesbury | 194 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 67.0 |
| 5. Church | 245 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 77.6 |
| 6. Winstanley | 295 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 44.1 |
| 7. St. John | 119 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 42.0 |
| 8. Bolingbroke | 278 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 39.6 |
| 9. Broomwood | 247 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 36.4 |