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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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Notification of Births.
During 1949 the number of notifications of live births received
belonging to the Borough was 1,948. The corrected number of
Battersea births registered during the year was 2,023. The proportion
of notified to registered births was, therefore, 96.3 per cent.
Forty-one still-births were notified under the provisions of the
Public Health (London) Act, 1936, during the year, the number notified
being 95.3 per cent. of the total Battersea still-births registered.
The homes from which births are notified are visited and revisited
bv Health Visitors.
MARRIAGES. The marriages registered in Battersea during 1949 numbered 1,013. The marriage rate {i.e., the number of persons married per 1,000 of the population) was 17.2.
| Year. | Marriages. | Marriage-Rate. |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 730 | 17.1 |
| 1945 | 1,082 | 23.9 |
| 1946 | 1,043 | 19.2 |
| 1947 | 1,085 | 18.9 |
| 1948 | 988 | 17.0 |
| 986 | 19.2 | |
| 1949 | 1,013 | 17.2 |
DEATHS.
The number of deaths registered in the Borough during 1949
was 1,844. Of these 955 were deaths of non-residents and were
transferred to the districts in which the persons ordinarily resided.
There were, on the other hand 537 deaths of Battersea residents registered
outside the Borough. The total (corrected) number of deaths
belonging to the Borough was 1,426 (males 725, females 701). This
gives a recorded death rate of 12.14, compared with 12.2 for London,
and an increase of 0.86 in 1948.
The following table shows' the age and sex distribution of the total deaths (corrected) in Battersea during 1949 :—
| Under 1 year. | 1— | 5— | 15— | 45— | 65 + | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | 31 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 217 | 418 | 725 |
| F | 20 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 119 | 507 | 701 |
| Totals | 51 | 10 | 11 | 93 | 336 | 925 | 1,426 |
| % of Total | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 6.5 | 23.6 | 64.9 | 100 |