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Battersea 1919

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

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17
Infant Mortality.
During 1919 the deaths of 228 infants were registered as
belonging to Battersea. The total number of births registered
during the year was 3,075, giving an infant mortality rate of
74T. This is the lowest rate ever recorded in Battersea.

Table: The death-rates per 1,000 inhabitants for each of the nine Wards are shown in the following table:—

The death-rates per 1,000 inhabitants for each of the nine Wards are shown in the following table:—

Ward.Population 1919.Number of Deaths.Death-rates.
No. 1. Nine Elms26,00131612.2
No. 2. Park16,70823414.0
No. 3. Latchmere19,08421711.4
No. 4. Shaftesbury15,22619312.7
No. 5. Church18,40422912.4
No. 6. Winstanley19,23025213.1
No. 7. St. John7,8038911.4
No. 8. Bolingbroke17,56626515.1
No. 9. Broomwood19,29426613.8

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It will be seen from the above table that the decline in
infant mortality in Battersea has been remarkable in recent
years.
The infant mortality rate for the County of London was
85 per 1,000 births, and is a lower rate than has hitherto been
recorded. The lowest rate previously recorded was 89 per
1,000 births in 1916.

Table: The following table shows the age-distribution of the total deaths (corrected) in Battersea during 1919:—

The following table shows the age-distribution of the total deaths (corrected) in Battersea during 1919:—

Under 1 year.1-25-1010-1515-2525-4545-6565-Total.
2285667891013045107062,061

Table: The corrected number of deaths of males and females registered in each quarter of the year is set out as follows:—

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 quarter370402772
Second quarter217233450
Third quarter183169352
Fourth quarter265222487