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Of the Battersea births (live and still) which occurred within
the Borough in 1936, 838 were " domiciliary births."
The birth-rate shows a decline in three Wards of the Borough
and an increase in the six remaining Wards. The birth-rate in
Battersea is 1.1 per 1,000 lower than the average for the previous
decennium 1926-1935.
The birth-rate for the County of London was 13.6 per 1,000
of the population, and for England and Wales the rate was 14.8.
Illegitimate births numbered 87 or 4.09 per cent, of the live
births.
The number of births occurring in each quarter of the year is
shown in the table on page 13.
Still-births.
The registration of still-births became compulsory under the
provisions of the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1926.
During 1936 there were 84 still-births registered in Battersea,
of which 44 were of Battersea parents. Sixteen still-births occurring
outside the Borough were registered as belonging to Battersea,
making 60 in all, representing a still-birth rate of 27.42 per 1,000
births (live and still) registered. Of the 60 still-births 7 (11.7 per
cent.) were registered as illegitimate.
The number of Battersea still-births registered, and the stillbirth
rates, from 1928 to 1936, were as under:—
No.
Rate.
No.
Rate.
1928
90
31·8
1932
72
30·1
1929
71
26·4
1933
65
27·9
1930
103
37·4
1934
65
29·3
1931
66
26·0
1935
69
31·8
1936
60
27·42
Notification of Births.
During 1936 the number of notifications of live births received
belonging to the Borough was 2,029. The corrected number of
Battersea births registered during the year was 2,128. The proportion
of notified to registered births was, therefore, 95 • 3 per cent.
Notifications of 343 live births of Battersea children occurring
outside the Borough were received from the districts in which the
births occurred, these cases being included in the total of 2,029
above.
Fifty still-births were notified under the provisions of the
Public Health (London) Act, 1936, during the year, including 9 cases
occurring outside the Borough, the number notified being 83.3 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 Public
Health (London) Act, 1936.