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Battersea 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Cancer Deaths.
During 1961 the number of deaths of Battersea residents from
cancer was 248 (138 males, 110 females), as compared with 262 in 1960.
The death rate from the disease per 1,000 of the population was 2.36
The deaths from cancer constitute 20.2 per cent, of the total Battersea
deaths during the year.
The following gives the comparative average death rates trom cancer in Battersea for quinquennial periods since 1901.
| 1901-1905 | 0.88 | 1936-1940 | 1.99 |
| 1906-1910 | 0.95 | 1941-1945 | 2.44 |
| 1911-1915 | 1.11 | 1946-1950 | 2.11 |
| 1916-1920 | 1.28 | 1951-1955 | 2.07 |
| 1921-1925 | 1.33 | 1956-1960 | 2.29 |
| 1926-1930 | 1.51 | 1960 | 2.45 |
| 1931-1935 | 1.75 | 1961 | 2.36 |
Details in age groups and the localisation of this disease will
be found on page 13.
Infant Mortality.
During 1961 the deaths of 44 infants under 1 year of age were
registered as belonging to Battersea. The total number of live births
registered during the year was 2,055, giving an infant mortality rate
of 21.41 per 1,000 live births as compared with 18.11 in 1960 and
21.67 in 1959.
The infant mortality rate in England and Wales during 1961
was 21.4.
The following table sets out the causes of death in detail.
Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under
| CAUSES OF DEATH | AGE PERIODS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 24 hours | 1-7 days | Weeks | Total under 4 weeks | Months | Total deaths under 1 year | Percentage of Total | |||||||||||||||||
| 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 1-3 | 3-6 | 6-9 | 9-12 | |||||||||||||||||
| m. | F. | m. | F. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | F. | m. | F. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | F. | ||
| Cancer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | - | - | ||||
| — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Bronchitis | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | ||||||||||||||
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases:- | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prematurity | — | _ | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | ||||||||||
| other causes | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | — | ||||||||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| TOTALS | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of total | |||||||||||||||||||||||