London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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| Area of Borough, excluding tidal water (acres) | 2,163 |
| Home population (1951 Census) | 117,140 |
| Home population (Registrar-General's Mid-Year Estimate) | 110,400 |
| Structurally separate occupied dwellings | 29,649 |
| Births (live, 1,878; still, 39) | 1,917 |
| Live Birth rate | 16.16 |
| Deaths—1,247. Death rate | 11.07 |
| Maternal Deaths—1. Maternal death rate | 0.52 |
| Infant Deaths—45. Infant mortality rate | 23.96 |