Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 1937.
(England & Wales, London, 125 Great Towns, and 148 Smaller Towns and BARKING.)
Rate per 1,000 Total Population. | Annual Death Rate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Live Births. | |||||||||||
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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. | |
England and Wales | 14.9 | 0.60 | 12.4 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.45 | 0.54 | 5.8 | 58 |
125 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | 14.9 | 0.67 | 12.5 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.39 | 0.45 | 7.9 | 62 |
148 Smaller Towns (Estimated resident populations, 25,000 to 50,000 at Census, 1931) | 15.3 | 0.64 | 11.9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 3.2 | 55 |
London | 13.3 | 0.54 | 12.3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.38 | 0.51 | 12.0 | 60 |
BARKING | 14.82 | 0.47 | 7.8 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.22 | 0.26 | 7.9 | 53.8 |
Puerperal Sepsis | Others. | Total. | |||||||||||
The maternal mortality rates for England and Wales are as follows: | per 1,000 Live Births | 0.97 | 2.26 | 3.23 | |||||||||
Total Births J | 0.94 | 2.17 | 3.11 |
4. VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT FROM 1927 TO 1937.
Year. | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Transferable Deaths. | Net Deaths belonging to the District. | ||||||||
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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 Live Births. | Number. | Rate. | ||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
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 | 17.7 | 256 | 5.7 | 7 | 186 | 49 | 61.3 | 435 | 9.7 | ||
1931 | 51,830 | 947 | 18.3 | 328 | 6.3 | 7 | 215 | 61 | 64.4 | 536 | 10.3 | ||
1932 | 60,330 | 1105 | 18.3 | 283 | 4.7 | 17 | 239 | 59 | 53.4 | 505 | 8.4 | ||
1933 | 68,840 | 1204 | 17.4 | 290 | 4.2 | 13 | 247 | 67 | 55.6 | 524 | 7.6 | ||
1934 | 72,290 | 1252 | 17.4 | 311 | 4.3 | 9 | 288 | 71 | 56.7 | 590 | 8.2 | ||
1935 | 72,650 | 1226 | 16.9 | 270 | 3.7 | 13 | 301 | 64 | 52.2 | 558 | 7.7 | ||
1936 | 76,000 | 1195 | 15.72 | 313 | 4.1 | 13 | 308 | 67 | 56.07 | 608 | 8.0 | ||
1937 | 76,470 | 1133 | 14.82 | 302 | 3.9 | 8 | 306 | 61 | 53.8 | 600 | 7.8 |