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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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| Area of Borough, excluding tidal water (acres) | |
| Home population (1951 Census) | 117,140 |
| Home population (Registrar-General's Mid-Year Estimate) | 108,500 |
| Structurally separate occupied dwellings | 29,539 |
| Births (live 2,030, still, 36) | 2,066 |
| Live Birth rate | |
| Deaths—1,328. Death rate | |
| Maternal Deaths—2. Maternal death rate | |
| Infant Deaths—44. Infant mortality rate | 21.67 |