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Battersea 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]

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Vital Statistics.
For the purpose of standardisation, the Registrar-General's area
comparability factors, which make allowance for the way in which the
sex and age distribution of the local population differs from that of
England Wales as a whole, have been applied to the rates for
births and deaths. The factor for births is 0.97, and for deaths 0.95.
POPULATION.
The Registrar-General's estimate of the mid-year home population
of Battersea was 107,120 as compared with 108,500 in 1959, a
decrease of 1,380.
The estimated population at the Census taken in April, 1951,
was 117,140; the 1960 figure of 107,120, when compared with this,
shows a decrease of 10,020 (or 8.6 per cent.).
The estimated mid-year home population figure of 107,120 has
been adopted for the purpose of the statistics contained in this Report.
BIRTHS.
The number of live births registered in the Borough during 1960
was 466 (248 males, 218 females). Of this number 10 were transferred
out, the Permanent residence of the parents being outside the Borough
and 1,477 registered outside the Borough were transferred in, giving on
balance a total of 1,933 births (1,057 males, 876 females, an excess of
181 males) relating to Battersea residents, and a live birth rate of
17.50 Per 1,000 population.
All the Battersea births (456 live and 4 still) which occurred
within the Borough were "domiciliary births."
Illegitimate live births numbered 192 or 9.9 per cent. of the
live births.
The live birth rate for England and Wales was 17.1.
Still-Births.
The Registration of still-births is made compulsory by the Births
and Deaths Registration Act, 1926.
During 1960 there were 5 still-births registered in Battersea, of
which 4 were of Battersea parents. Thirty-one still-births occurring
outside the Borough were registered as belonging to Battersea, making
35 in all, representing a still-birth rate of 17.78 per 1,000 births (live
and still) registered. Of the 35 still-births 6 (17.14 per cent.) were
registered as illegitimate.

The number of Battersea still-births registered and the still-birth rate from 1951 to 1960 were as under: —

No.RateNo.Rate
19513719.219564826.42
19524223.219575127.01
19533820.919583920.34
19545028.019593617.42
19553218.119603517.78

The still-birth rate in 1960 for England and Wales was 19.7.