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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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COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OF BIRTHS, MORTALITY, &c.
| Year. | Mean population for year. | Births. | Birth Rate. | Deaths. | Death Rate. | Zymotic Deaths. | Natural Increase. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1857 | 15,970 | 582 | 36.4 | 343 | 21.4 | 46 | 239 |
| 1858 | 16,872 | 562 | 33.3 | 380 | 22.5 | 100 | 182 |
| 1859 | 17,774 | 685 | 38.5 | 394 | 22. 1 | 96 | 291 |
| 1860 | 18,676 | 680 | 36.4 | 399 | 21.3 | 62 | 281 |
| 1861 | 19,582 | 750 | 38.3 | 505 | 25. 7 | 112 | 245 |
| 1862 | 23,108 | 784 | 33.9 | 491 | 21.2 | 106 | 293 |
| 1863 | 26,635 | 1,042 | 39.1 | 522 | 19.5 | 86 | 520 |
| 1864 | 30,161 | 1,140 | 37.8 | 669 | 22.1 | 129 | 471 |
| 1865 | 33,688 | 1,357 | 40.3 | 785 | 23.3 | 177 | 572 |
| 1866 | 37,145 | 1,386 | 37.3 | 1,002 | 26.9 | 244 | 384 |
| 1867 | 40,741 | 1,734 | 42.5 | 870 | 21.3 | 122 | 864 |
| 1868 | 44,267 | 1,975 | 44.6 | 1,046 | 23.6 | 194 | 929 |
| 1869 | 47,749 | 2,096 | 43.9 | 1,121 | 23.4 | 247 | 975 |
| 1870 | 51,320 | 2,170 | 42.2 | 1,375 | 26.7 | 404 | 795 |
| 1871 | 54,847 | 2,220 | 404 | 1,472 | 26. 8 | 463 | 748 |
| 1872 | 60,244 | 2,349 | 38.9 | 1,202 | 19.9 | 220 | 1,147 |
| 1873 | 65,614 | 2,659 | 40.5 | 1,307 | 19.9 | 205 | 1,352 |
| 1874 | 70,984 | 2,865 | 40.3 | 1,387 | 19 .5 | 238 | 1,478 |
| 1875 | 76,354 | 3,080 | 40.3 | 1,724 | 22.5 | 307 | 1,356 |
| 1876 | 81,704 | 3,455 | 42.2. | 1,745 | 21.3 | 340 | 1,710 |
| 1877 | 87,094 | 3,481 | 33.9 | 1,725 | 19.8 | 280 | 1,756 |
| 1878 | 92,464 | 3,748 | 40.5 | 1,803 | 19 .4 | 322 | 1,945 |
| 1879 | 97,834 | 4,001 | 40.8 | 1,980 | 20.2 | 355 | 2,021 |
| 1880 | 103,204 | 4,095 | 39.6 | 2,040 | 19.7 | 383 | 2,055 |
| 1881 | 108,342 | 4,452 | 41.8 | 2,033 | 18. 7 | 881 | 2,419 |
| 1882 | 112,661 | 4,504 | 39.9 | 2,214 | 19.6 | 353 | 2,290 |
| 1883 | 116,980 | 4,711 | 40.2 | 2,344 | 20.0 | 369 | 2,367 |
| 1884 | 121,299 | 5,275 | 43.4 | 2,569 | 21.1 | 568 | 2,706 |
| 1885 | 125,618 | 4,654 | 37.0 | 2,566 | 20.4 | 432 | 2,088 |
| 1886 | 129,937 | 5,140 | 39.5 | 2,477 | 19.0 | 398 | 2,663 |
| 1887 | 134,256 | 5,186 | 38.6 | 2,451 | 18. 2 | 502 | 2,735 |
| 1888 | 138,565 | 5,061 | 36.5 | 2,187 | 15.7 | 363 | 2,874 |
| 1889 | 142,884 | 5,161 | 36.1 | 2,240 | 15.6 | 366 | 2,921 |
| 1890 | 147,203 | 5,105 | 34.6 | 2,854 | 19. 3 | 543 | 2,251 |
| 1891 | 150,880 | 5,237 | 34.7 | 2,697 | 17.9 | 398 | 2,540 |
| 1892 | 153,778 | 4,990 | 32.4 | 2,782 | 18.1 | 439 | 2,208 |
| 1893 | 156,719 | 5,225 | 33.3 | 2,974 | 18.9 | 614 | 2,251 |
| 1894 | 1 59,734 | 5,024 | 31.4 | 2,577 | 16.1 | 526 | 2,447 |
| 1895 | 162,787 | 5,264 | 32.3 | 2,961 | 18.1 | 460 | 2,303 |
| 1896 | 165,309 | 5,358 | 32.4 | 2,994 | 18.1 | 642 | 2,364 |
| 1897 | 166,059 | 5,266 | 31.7 | 2,737 | 16.4 | 486 | 2,529 |
| 1898 | 166,814 | 5,157 | 30.9 | 2,892 | 17.3 | 531 | 2,265 |
| 1899 | 167,570 | 5,179 | 30.9 | 2,905 | 17.3 | 418 | 2,274 |
| 1900 | 168,339 | 5,161 | 30.6 | 2.978 | 17.6 | 435 | 2,183 |
| 1901 | 169,100 | 5,025 | 29.7 | 2,766 | 16.3 | 491 | 2,259 |
| 1902 | 171,401 | 4,844 | 28.2 | 2,581 | 15.0 | 367 | 2,263 |
| 1903 | 173,422 | 4,973 | 28.6 | 2,476 | 14.2 | 347 | 2,497 |
| 1904 | 175,465 | 4,849 | 27.5 | 2,543 | 14.4 | 353 | 2,306 |
| 1905 | 177,532 | 4,843 | 27.3 | 2,561 | 14 .4 | 342 | 2,282 |
| 1906 | 179,622 | 4,654 | 25.9 | 2,384 | 13.2 | 321 | 2,270 |
| 19d7 | 181,736 | 4,574 | 25.1 | 2,406 | 13 .2 | 243 | 2,168 |
| 1908 | 183,873 | 4,629 | 25.1 | 2,272 | 12.3 | 228 | 2,357 |
| 1909 | 186,036 | 4,450 | 23.9 | 2,417 | 12.9 | 237 | 2,033 |
| 1910 | 188,222 | 4,489 | 23.7 | 2,124 | 11.3 | 209 | 2,365 |
| 1911 | 167,765 | 4,381 | 26.1 | 2,404 | 14 .3 | 331 | 1,977 |
| 1912 | 167,589 | 4,255 | 25.4 | 2,052 | 12.2 | 133 | 2,203 |
| 1913 | 167,464 | 4,240 | 25.3 | 2,365 | 14.1 | 197 | 1,875 |
| 1914 | 167,338 | 4,303 | 25.7 | 2,217 | 13.2 | 142 | 2,086 |
| 1915 | 161,945 | 3,820 | 23.6 | 2,653 | 16.4 | 334 | 1,167 |
| 1916 | B* 173,432 | 3,774 | 21.8 | — | — | — | — |
| D* 159,402 | — | - | 2,221 | 13.9 | 160 | 1,553 | |
| 1917 | B* 167,233 | 2,960 | 17.7 | — | — | — | — |
| D* 150,023 | — | - | 2,285 | 15.2 | 185 | 675 | |
| 1918 | B* 168,014 | 2,700 | 16.1 | — | — | — | — |
| D* 149,951 | — | — | 2,809 | 18.7 | 204 | -109† | |
| 1919 | B* 165,960 | 3,075 | 18.5 | — | — | — | — |
| D* 159,316 | — | — | 2,061 | 12.9 | 95 | 1,014 | |
| 1920 | B* 166,093 | 4,669 | 28.1 | — | — | — | —- |
| D* 165,664 | — | — | 2,079 | 12.5 | 188 | 2,590 | |
| 1921 | 169,200 | 3,742 | 22.1 | 2,060 | 12 .2 | 173 | 1,682 |
| 1922 | 169,200 | 3,665 | 21.7 | 2,227 | 13.2 | 192 | 1,438 |
| 1923 | 170,600 | 3,434 | 20.1 | 1,839 | 10 .8 | 114 | 1,595 |
| 1924 | 171,000 | 3,139 | 18.4 | 2,018 | 11.8 | 122 | 1,121 |
| 1925 | 172,100 | 3,184 | 18.5 | 1,805 | 10.5 | 64 | 1,379 |
| 1926 | 171,900 | 2,969 | 17.3 | 1,960 | 11.4 | 119 | 1,009 |
| 1927 | 169,000 | 2,801 | 16.6 | 2,065 | 12.2 | 57 | 736 |
| 1928 | 164.100 | 16.7 | 1.954 | 11.9 | 111 | 789 | |
| 1929 | 161,800 | 2,619 | 16.2 | 2,294 | 14.2 | 95 | 325 |
| 1930 | 160,700 | 2,652 | 16.5 | 1,846 | 11.5 | 89 | 806 |
| 1931 | 159,800 | 2,477 | 15.5 | 1,931 | 12.1 | 33 | 546 |
| 1932 | 157,000 | 2,319 | 14. 8 | 1,895 | 12 .1 | 75 | 424 |
| 1933 | 154,000 | 2,263 | 14.7 | 1,924 | 12.5 | 58 | 339 |
* Population as estimated for purpose of (B) Birth-rate, (D) Death-rate,
† Decrease. Census years in heavy type.