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Battersea 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Principal Figures for 1962.
Area of Borough, excluding tidal water (acres) 2,164
Home population (1961 Census) 105,870
Home population (Registrar-General's Mid-Year Estimate) 104,020
Structurally separate occupied dwellings 29,054
Births (live 2,186, still 44) 2,230
Live Birth rate 20.81
Deaths—1,345. Death rate 11.90
Maternal Deaths—1. Maternal death rate 0.45
Infant Deaths—45. Infant mortality rate 20.59