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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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It is well known that in almost all districts the average age at
death tends to increase. The position of Battersea in this respect
is illustrated by the following figures :—
Average Age at Death.
| 1945 | 62.4 |
| 1946 | 61.4 |
| 1947 | 62.6 |
| 1948 | 63.3 |
| 1949 | 65.3 |
During 1949 the deaths of 925 residents of Battersea aged 65 years and upwards were registered. The distribution of these deaths, which constituted 64.9 per cent. of the deaths at all ages, is set out in the following table:—
| 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 | 90 | 85 | 66 | 89 | 26 | 18 | 182 | 192 | 374 |
| South Battersea | 117 | 119 | 95 | 144 | 24 | 52 | 236 | 315 | 551 |
| Borough | 207 | 204 | 161 | 233 | 50 | 70 | 418 | 507 | 925 |
The number of infant deaths in each quarter of the year is shown
in the table on page 13.
The natural increase of population (that is, excess of births over
deaths) was 597 in 1949 as compared with 934 in 1948.
The causes of the 1,426 deaths occurring in 1949 classified in
Various age groups, are shown in the following tables.