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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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| Year. | Marriages. | Marriage-Rate. |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 1,376 | 17.9 |
| 1934 | 1,432 | 19.0 |
| 1935 | 1,446 | 19.5 |
| 1936 | 1,364 | 18.7 |
| 1937 | 1,409 | 19.6 |
DEATHS.
The number of deaths registered in the Borough during 1938
was 2,679. Of these 1,374 were deaths of non-residents and were
transferred to the districts in which the persons ordinarily resided.
There were on the other hand, 370 deaths of Battersea residents
registered outside the Borough. The total (corrected) number of
deaths belonging to the Borough was 1,675 (males 845, females
830). This gives a recorded death-rate of 11.82 compared with
11.8 for London, and 11.6 for England and Wales.
The Registrar-General has supplied a factor for the purpose of
rendering the death-rate of the Borough comparable with that of
a district the population of which is of standard age and sex distribution.
For the past year this factor is 0.99, and the adjusted
death-rate for the purpose of such comparison is therefore 11.70.
The distribution of the deaths and the death-rate per 1,000
inhabitants for each of the sub-districts and the nine wards is
shown in the table on page 9.
The following table shows the age and sex distribution of the total deaths (corrected) in Battersea during 1938:—
| Under 1 year. | 1- | 5 - | 10 - | 15 - | 25 - | 45 - | 65 + | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | 73 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 83 | 250 | 389 | 845 |
| F | 40 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 75 | 187 | 482 | 830 |
| Ttls. | 113 | 39 | 10 | 7 | 40 | 158 | 437 | 871 | 1675 |
| %of Total | 6.7 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 9.5 | 26.1 | 52.0 | 100 |