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Battersea 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Birth-rate per 1,000 Population.
| Years. | England & Wales. | London. | Battersea. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1877-81 | 34.9 | 35.3 | 40.5 |
| 1882-86 | 33.3 | 34.0 | 40.0 |
| 1887-91 | 33.2 | 33.9 | 36.1 |
| 1892-96 | 30.1 | 30.6 | 32.4 |
| 1897-1901 | 29.0 | 29.5 | 30.8 |
| 1902-06 | 27.8 | 27.7 | 27.5 |
| 1907-11 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 24.8 |
| 1912-16 | 22.9 | 23.5 | 24.4 |
| 1917 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 177 |
| 1918 | 17.7 | 16.0 | 16.1 |
| 1919 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 18.5 |
The position which the Borough occupies during 1919 in
the Registrar-General's corrected returns among the twentynine
Metropolitan Cities and Boroughs is satisfactory. The
lowest mortality rate (11.2) is recorded for Wandsworth and
the highest (16.2) for Holborn. There are nineteen with a
higher general death-rate than Battersea.
Age Periods.
The following tables show the birth-rates per 1,000 of the population for each of the nine Wards of the Borough, and the registration sub-districts:—
| Ward. | Population 1919. | Number of Births. | Birthrate. |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1, Nine Elms | 27,085 | 630 | 23.3 |
| No. 2, Park | 17,405 | 350 | 20.1 |
| No. 3, Latchmere | 19,880 | 341 | 17.2 |
| No. 4, Shaftesbury | 15,861 | 219 | 13.8 |
| No. 5, Church | 19,171 | 407 | 21.2 |
| No. 6, Winstanley | 20,032 | 436 | 21.8 |
| No. 7, St. John | 8,129 | 137 | 16.9 |
| No. 8, Bolingbroke | 18,298 | 283 | 15.5 |
| No. 9, Broomwood | 20,099 | 272 | 13.5 |
The corrected number of deaths of males and females
registered in each quarter of the year is set out as follows:—
Males.
Females.
Total.
First quarter
370
402
772
Second quarter
217
233
450
Third quarter
183
169
352
Fourth quarter
265
222
487