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Battersea 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Metropolitan Borough of Battersea.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I present herewith my report upon the Health and Sanitary
conditions of the Borough during the year 1946.
In acc ordance with the Instructions of the Ministry of Health,
the report is an abridged one and is mainly a statistical review.
I have the honour to be,
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
G. MACDONALD,
Medical Officer of Health.
Principal Figures for 1946.
Area of Borough acr es 2,163
Population (Registrar-General's mid-year estimate) 108,610
Structurally separate occupied dwellings 26,956
Rateable value-£1,095,983. Sum produced by Id. rate £4,406
Births-(live 2,546, still 59) 2,605
Live birth rate 23.44
Deaths-1,469. Death rate 13.53
Maternal deaths-4. Maternal death rate 1.54
Infant deaths-108. Infant mortality rate 42.42