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Battersea 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Senile Mortality.
During 1934 the deaths of 910 residents of Battersea aged 65 years and upwards were registered. The distribution of these deaths, which constituted 48.35 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 | 108 | 76 | 64 | 90 | 13 | 28 | 185 | 194 | 379 |
| South Battersea | 122 | 134 | 84 | 137 | 18 | 36 | 224 | 307 | 531 |
| Borough | 230 | 210 | 148 | 227 | 31 | 64 | 409 | 501 | 910 |
Infant Mortality.
During 1934 the deaths of 132 infants were registered as belonging
to Battersea. The total number of births registered during
the year was 2,154, giving an infant mortality rate of 61.28 per
1,000 births, as compared with 49.49 in 1933, 57.8 in 1932, 57.3 in
1931, and 54.7 in 1930. The infant mortality rate for the year 1933
was the lowest vet recorded in Battersea.
The distribution of the 132 infant deaths and the infant mortality-rates for the registration Sub-Districts and the Wards, are shown in the following table:—
| Area. | Live births. | Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age. | Infant Mor-tality per 1,000 live births. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m. | f. | total. | |||
| Sub-District. | |||||
| North Battersea | 1,157 | 38 | 40 | 78 | 67.4 |
| South Battersea | 997 | 35 | 19 | 54 | 54.2 |
| The Borough | 2,154 | 73 | 59 | 132 | 61.3 |
| Ward. | |||||
| 1. Nine Elms | 365 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 79.5 |
| 2. Park | 263 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 76.0 |
| 3. Latchmere | 241 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 33.2 |
| 4. Shaftesbury | 161 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 74.5 |
| 5. Church | 288 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 72.9 |
| 6. Winstanley | 290 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 51.7 |
| 7. St. John | 108 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 46.3 |
| 8. Bolingbroke | 226 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 61.9 |
| 9. Broomwood | 212 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 37.7 |