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Battersea 1962

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

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POPULATION IN AGE GROUPS AND SEXES FOR 1951 AND 1961

Age groups in yearsPersonsMalesFemales
19511961Variation1951196119511961
0—410,3187,928—2,39023.3%5,2764,0895,0423,839
5—98,0626,194—1,8684,1543,1923,9083,002
10—147,0847,631+5477.9%3,5653.8923.5193,739
15—196,1376,971+ 8342,6733,4553,4643,516
20—247,8198,090+ 2713,5814,0024,2384,088
25—299,5297,624—1,90520.5%4,7004,0394,8293,585
30—349,2336,850—2,3834,4903,5214,7433,329
35—399,8067,154—2,6524,8843,6194,9223,535
40—449,1776,884—2,2934,5393,2934,6383,591
45—497,9407,818—1223,9213,8144,0194,004
50—546,7607,831+ 1,07113.8%3,0653,8033,6954,028
55—596,0316,728+6972,5763,2353,4553,493
60—645,7885,461—3279.0%2,3872,3933,4013,068
65—695,0344,194—8402,0181,5803,0162,614
70—743,8963,573—3231,4851,2482,4112,325
75—792,6992,624—759788061,7211,818
80—841,2841,503+ 21926.7%4204458641,058
85—89434645+ 211120159314486
90—9495147+52193376114
95 +1420+6121318
Totals117,140105,870—11,2709.6%54,85250,62062,28855,250

BIRTHS.
The number of live births registered in the Borough during 1962
was 529 (264 males, 265 females). Of this number 11 were transferred
out, the permanent residence of the parents being outside the Borough
and 1,668 registered outside the Borough were transferred in, giving on
balance a total of 2,186 births (1,162 males, 1,024 females, an excess of
138 males) relating to Battersea residents, and a live birth rate of
20.81 per 1,000 population.
All the Battersea births (518 live and 9 still) which occurred Within
the Borough were " domiciliary births."
Illegitimate live births numbered 339 or 15.5 per cent, of the live
births.
The live birth rate for England and Wales was 18.0.
Still-Births.
The Registration of still-births is made compulsory by the Births
and Deaths Registration Act, 1926.
During 1962 there were 10 still-births registered in Battersea, of
which 9 were of Battersea parents. Thirty-five still-births occurring
outside the Borough were registered as belonging to Battersea, making
44, in all, representing a still-birth rate of 19.73 per 1,000 births(live
and still) registered. Of the 44 still-births 8 (18.2 per cent.) were
registered as illegitimate

The number of Battersea still-births registered and the still-birth rate from 1953 to 1962 were as under : —

No.RateNo.Rate
1953 ... 3820.91958 ... 3920.34
1954 ... 5028.01959 ... 3617.42
1955 ... 3218.11960 ... 3517.78
1956 ... 4826.421961 ... 3719.93
1957 ... 5127.011962 ... 4419.73

The still-birth rate in 1962 for England and Wales was 18.1.