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The registration of still-births became compulsory under the
provisions of the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1926.
During 1933 there were 100 still-births registered in Battersea,
of which 54 were of Battersea parents. Eleven still-births occurring
outside the Borough were registered as belonging to Battersea,
making 65 in all, representing a still-birth rate of 27.9 per 1,000
births (live and still) registered. Of the 65 still-births 10 (15.4 per
cent.) were registered as illegitimate.
Fifty-three still-births were notified under the provisions of the
Notification of Births Acts during the year, including 8 cases
occurring outside the Borough, the number notified being 81.5 per
cent, of the total Battersea still-births registered.
The homes from which births are notified are visited and revisited
by the Council's official health visitors or the health visitors
of the voluntary organisations included in the Council's Maternity
and Child Welfare Scheme.
A weekly return of all births notified is forwarded to the London
County Council, in accordance with the requirements of the Notification
of Births Act, 1907.

it will be seen that there were five Boroughs with a higher birth-rate
than Battersea; thirteen had a lower death-rate, while only four Boroughs
had a lower infant-mortality rate.