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Deaths in Public Institutions.
During 1936 the deaths of Battersea residents occurring in
public institutions numbered 1,138. Of this number 794 occurred
within and 344 outside the Borough. Of the total Battersea
deaths in institutions 823 occurred in the general hospitals of the
London County Council.
Infant Mortality.
During 1936 the deaths of 126 infants under 1 year of age were
registered as belonging to Battersea. The total number of live
births registered during the year was 2,128, giving an infant mortality
rate of 59.21 per 1,000 live births, as compared with 65.11
in 1935, 61.28 in 1934, 49.49 in 1933, and 57.78 in 1932.
The distribution of the 126 infant deaths and 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
1,076
39
29
68
63·2
South Battersea
1,052
41
17
58
55·1
The Borough
2,128
80
46
126
59·2
Ward.
1. Nine Elms
334
8
5
13
38·9
2. Park
237
6
8
14
59·1
3. Latchmere
276
12
7
19
68·8
4. Shaftesbury
179
7
3
10
55·9
5. Churh
229
13
9
22
96·1
6. Winstanley
276
19
4
23
83·3
7. St. John
144
4
3
7
48·6
8. Bolingbroke
238
6
5
11
46·2
9. Broomwood
215
5
2
7
32·6
The infant mortality rates in the County of London and in
England and Wales during 1936 were 66 and 59 respectively.
It will be noted that in the sub-districts the rate was lower
in South Battersea (55.1) than in North Battersea (63.2). In the
wards, Broomwood showed the lowest rate (32.6) and Church
Ward the highest (96.1).
The infant mortality rate for any given ward will be found to
fluctuate considerably from year to year, and it is only by taking
a much longer period that the effect of environment and social
conditions upon the likelihood of child survival becomes apparent.