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Barking 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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8
SECTION 1
SUMMARY OF PARTICULARS REQUIRED BY CIRCULAR 359 OF
THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH, DATED 10th JANUARY, 1923.
1. General Statistics.
Area (acres) 4,100 Ward areas 3,806
Tidal Water H.W.M.
Thames 240
Roding 58
Loxford Water 2
300
4,106
Population (Census, 1921) 35,543
Population (June, 1924) (Registrar General's estimate) 37,890
Number of inhabited houses (1921) 6,716
Populatior Density, i.e.. No. of persons per acre 9.2
Rateable Value—Houses £228,177 10 0
Lands £3,182 10 0
Sum represented by a penny rate £840 0 0
Education rates :—
Elementary 3 1
Secondary 5½
Assessable Value £206,313 0 0
General District Rate 7 0
Poor Rate 9 0

Table: 2. Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year.

2. Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year.

Births :—Males.Females.Total.Birth Rate.
Legitimate41740982021.79
Illegitimate911200.52
Total42042084022.31

Table: Deaths :—

Deaths :—

Male.Female.Total.Death Rate.
21110837910.0

Table: Number of deaths of women during, or in consequence of, childbirth :—

Number of deaths of women during, or in consequence of, childbirth :—

From Sepsis.From other causes.Total.
123

Table: Number of deaths of infants under one year of age :—

Number of deaths of infants under one year of age :—

Males.Females.Total.Total Infantile
Death Rate.Death Rate.
Legitimate47226983.5385.1
Illegitimate213150.0
Number of deaths from Measles (ail ages)14
„ „ Whooping Cough (all ages)1
„ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)15