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Barking 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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5. DEATHS
(a) General.—There were 256 deaths registered in Barking in J 930.
Of these 7 were deaths of non-residents. Barking residents to the
number of 186 died elsewhere during the year. Including the
latter and excluding the deaths of visitors, the net number of
deaths was as follows:—
Males. Females Total
218 217 435
The death rate for 1930 was 9.7 per 1,000, compared with 10.3
in 1929, 11.4 for England and Wales, 11.5 for the hundred and
seven Great Towns, 10.5 for the hundred and fifty-nine Smaller
Towns, and 11.4 for London.
(6)
| Age Group. | No. of Deaths. |
|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 49 |
| 1- to 2 years | 16 |
| 2 to 6 years | 15 |
| 5 to 15 years | 24 |
| 15 to 2o years | 29 |
| 25 to 45 years | 55 |
| 45 to 65 years | 101 |
| Over 65 years | 147 |