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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Barking 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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THE YEAR.
| Birth Kate per 1,000 Total Population. | Annual Death Rate per 1,000 Population. | Kate per 1,000 Births. | Percentage of Total Deaths. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Enteric Fever. | Small Pox | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Influenza. | Violence. | Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under Two years). | Total Deaths under One year. | Causes of Deaths Cer. tified by Registered Medical Practitioners | Inquest Cases. | Certified by Coroner after P.M. No Inquest. | Uncertified Causes of Death. | ||
| England and Wales | 16.3 | 11.4 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.55 | 6.0 | 60 | 90.4 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 1.0 |
| 107 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London | 16.0 | 11.5 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.02 | O.Ou | 0.10 | 0.1 1 | 0.50 | 8.3 | 64 | 90.6 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 0.5 |
| 169 Smaller Towns (1921 Adjusted Populations 20,000-50,000) | 16.2 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 0.43 | 4.4 | 55 | 91.8 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| London | 15.7 | 11.4 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.2:5 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.55 | 9.9 | 59 | 88.3 | 7.4 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| BARKING | 17.8 | 9.7 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.42 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 8.76 | 61 | 86.6 | 8.3 | 4.8 | 0.04 |
4. VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT FROM 1924 to 1930.
| Year. | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Transferable Deaths | Nett Deaths belonging to the District. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nett. | |||||||||||
| Number. | Rate. | Of Nonresidents registered in the District. | Of residents registered out of the District. | Under One year of age. | At all Ages. | ||||||
| Number. | Rate. | ||||||||||
| Number. | Rate per 1,000 Nett Births. | Number | Rate. | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 1924 | 37,890 | 846 | 22.3 | 273 | 7.2 | 3 | 109 | 72 | 85.1 | 379 | 10.0 |
| 1925 | 38.450 | 825 | 21.4 | 287 | 7.4 | 8 | 107 | 66 | 80.0 | 386 | 10.0 |
| 1926 | 38,920 | 818 | 21.0 | 259 | 6.6 | 11 | 118 | 49 | 59.9 | 366 | 9.4 |
| 1927 | 39,900 | 710 | 17.7 | 251 | 6.2 | 7 | 162 | 47 | 66.1 | 406 | 10.1 |
| 1928 | 40,870 | 805 | 19.7 | 276 | 6.7 | 6 | 144 | 51 | 63.3 | 414 | 10.1 |
| 1929 | 42,160 | 781 | 18.7 | 291 | 6.9 | 8 | 152 | 42 | 53.4 | 435 | 10.3 |
| 1930 | 45,000 | 799 | 17.75 | 250 | 186 | 7 | 186 | 49 | 61.3 | 435 | 9.7 |