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Barking 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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9. DEATHS.
There were 251 deaths registered in Barking in 1927. Of
these 7 were deaths of non-residents. Barking residents to the
number of 162 died elsewhere during the year. Including the
latter and excluding the deaths of visitors, the net number of
deaths were as follows:—
Males. Females Total
204 202 406
The death rate for 1927 was 10.1 per 1,000, compared with 9.4
in 1926, calculated on the Registrar-General's estimated population
and number of deaths, compared with 12.3 for England and Wales,
12.2 for the hundred and seven Great Towns, 11.3 for the hundred
and fifty-five Smaller Towns, and 11.9 for London.
Sex Mortality.—The 406 deaths of 1927 were divided as follows:—
204 males, equal to a death rate of 5.1 per 1,000 population.
202 females, equal to a death rate of 5.06 per 1,000 population.
| Age Group. | No. of Deaths. | Death Rate per 1,000 Population. |
|---|---|---|
| 149 |
Causes of death in 1927.—The table on page 17 shows the
principal causes of death at various ages. Those diseases, etc.,