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Barking 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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It must, however, be remembered that for last year it was
only 53.4, so that for the last two years, taking everything into
consideration, I think we may say it is rather better than average.
The following table shows the infant mortality figure for Barking from 1891 to 1930.
| Year | 1 Number of . : deaths under one year. | Infantile Mortality Rate per 1000 live births. | Year. | Number of deaths under one year. | Infantile Mortality Rate per 1000 live births. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 96 | 150.0 | 1911 | 158 | 157.0 |
| 1892 | 99 | 151.8 | 1912 | 90 | 95.1 |
| 1893 | 98 | 156.6 | 1913 | 116 | 113.3 |
| 1894 | 85 | 122.4 | 1914 | 104 | 106.4 |
| 1895 | 112 | 162.6 | 1915 | 108 | 115.0 |
| 1896 | 104 | 148.9 | 1916 | 70 | 75.0 |
| 1897 | 138 | 178.0 | 1917 | 89 | 117.4 |
| 1898 | 129 | 178.0 | 1918 | 60 | 82.4 |
| 1899 | 137 | 172.0 | 1919 | 54 | 65.0 |
| 1900 | 159 | 203.0 | 1920 | 92 | 83.0 |
| 1901 | 155 | 172.0 | 1921 | 74 | 74.1 |
| 1902 | 112 | 134.0 | 1922 | 49 | 55.5 |
| 1903 | 97 | 113.0 | 1923 | 43* | 49.8* |
| 1904 | 129 | 143.0 | 1924 | 72 | 85.1 |
| 1905 | 128 | 142.0 | 1925 | 66 | 80.0 |
| 1900 | 143 | 163.0 | 1926 | 49 | 59.9 |
| 1907 | 98 | 112.0 | 1927 | 47 | 66.1 |
| 1908 | 110 | 117.0 | 1928 | 51 | 63.3 |
| 1909 | 93 | 107.0 | 1929 | 42 | 53.4 |
| 1910 | 88 | 97.7 | 1930 | 49 | 61.3 |
* Kegistrar-Ueneral s figures.
In comparing the figures from this table it should be remembered
that many people are agreed that it will be impossible to
reduce the infant mortality rate to less than 30 per 1,000 births,
so that we should really use these figures comparatively by taking
away 30 from each one. The result in each case then more clearly
indicates the value of the work which has been done.
Thus in 1920 the infant mortality figure was 83, which, less
30, is 53, and in 1930 the figure was 61.3, which, less 30, is 31.3,
which means to say that we have brought down the possible reduction
of infant mortality by 21.7.