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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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mortality it is clear must have been dependent upon fatal disease, etc.,
occurring amongst the families of a class in the receipt of fair wages, and
therefore out of the pale of pauperism; and it is just this class of persons
who are found most neglectful of home duties and responsibilities."
| Area of Borough, excluding tidal water (acres) | 2,164 |
| Home population (1961 Census) | 105,758 |
| Home population (Registrar-General's Mid-Year Estimate) | 104,980 |
| Structurally separate occupied dwellings | 29,387 |
| Births (live 2,055, still, 37) | 2,092 |
| Live Birth rate | 19.18 |
| Deaths—1,227. Death rate | 10.87 |
| Maternal Deaths—Nil. Maternal death rate | - |
| Infant Deaths—44. Infant mortality rate | 21.41 |