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Barking 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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3. BIRTH RATE, DEATH RATE, AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1931.
(Provisional figures.)
(The mortality rates for England and Wales refer to the whole population but for London and the towns to civilians only.)
| — | Rate per 1,000 Total Population. | Annual Death Rate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Live Births. | Percentage of Total Deaths. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births. | Still-births. | 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. | Certified by Registered Medical Practitioners. | Inquest Cases. | Certified by Coroner after P.M. No Inquest. | Uncertified Causes of Death. | |
| England and Wales | 15.8 | 0.67 | 12.3 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.36 | 0.54 | 6.0 | 66 | 91.18 | 6.17 | 1.70 | 0.95 |
| 107 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | 16.0 | 0.67 | 12.3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.33 | 0.48 | 8.4 | 71 | 91.43 | 5.84 | 2.24 | 0.49 |
| 159 Smaller Towns (1921 Adjusted Populations,20,000-50,000) | 15.6 | 0.73 | 11.3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.36 | 0.43 | 4.0 | 62 | 92.17 | 5.49 | 1.25 | 1.09 |
| London | 15.0 | 0.50 | 12.4 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0 .26 | 0.57 | 9.7 | 65 | 89.52 | 6.23 | 4.24 | 0.01 |
| BARKING | 18.3 | 0.66 | 10.33 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.14 | 0.59 | 0.62 | 6.34 | 64 | 79.3 | 7.5 | 13.2 | 0.00 |
Puerperal Sepsis.
Others.
Total.
The maternal mortality rates for England and Wales are as follows
per 1,000 Live Births
„ „ Total Births
1.60
1.59
2.45
2.35
4.11
3.95
4. VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT FROM 1925 TO 1931.
| Year. | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Transferable Deaths | Net Deaths belonging to the District. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nett. | 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. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Net Births. | Number. | Rate. | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| 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 | 787 | 18.7 | 291 | 6.9 | 8 | 152 | 42 | 53.4 | 435 | 10.3 | |
| 1930 | 45,000 | 799 | 17.75 | 256 | 3.68 | 7 | 186 | 40 | 61.3 | 435 | 9.7 | |
| 1931 | 51,830 | 947 | 18.3 | 328 | 6.3 | 7 | 213 | 61 | 64.4 | 536 | 10.3 | |