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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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| 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 | 107 | 90 | 72 | 99 | 12 | 26 | 191 | 215 | 406 |
| South Battersea | 122 | 100 | 88 | 117 | 18 | 55 | 228 | 272 | 500 |
| Borough | 229 | 190 | 160 | 216 | 30 | 81 | 419 | 487 | 906 |
If the number of " senile " deaths be compared with the total
number of deaths it will be found that the ratio has been increasing
for some years past. Expressed as percentages the following are
the figures for the past ten years:—
No. of Senile Deaths per 100 Deaths.
| 1926 | 39.3 | 1929 | 43.3 | 1933 | 48.2 |
| 1927 | 42.4 | 1930 | 44.4 | 1934 | 48.3 |
| 1928 | 42.4 | 1931 | 45.7 | 1935 | 50.8 |
| 1932 | 47.4 |
Infant Mortality.
During 1935 the deaths of 137 infants under 1 year of age were
registered as belonging to Battersea. The total number of births
registered during the year was 2,104, giving an infant mortality
rate of 65.11 per 1,000 live births, as compared with 61.28 in 1934,
49.49 in 1933, 57.8 in 1932, and 57.3 in 1931. The infant mortality
rate for the year 1933 was the lowest yet recorded in Battersea.
The distribution of the 137 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 mortality per 1,000 live births. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m. | f. | total. | |||
| Sub-District. | |||||
| North Battersea | 1,094 | 41 | 27 | 68 | 62.2 |
| South Battersea | 1,010 | 35 | 34 | 69 | 68.3 |
| The Borough | 2,104 | 76 | 61 | 137 | 65.1 |
| Ward. | |||||
| 1. Nine Elms | 381 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 52.5 |
| 2. Park | 224 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 67.0 |
| 3. Latchmere | 248 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 76.6 |
| 4. Shaftesbury | 167 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 65.9 |
| 5. Church | 241 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 58.1 |
| 6. Winstanley | 267 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 637 |
| 7. St. John | 115 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 78.3 |
| 8. Bolingbroke | 230 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 65.2 |
| 9. Broomwood | 231 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 73.6 |