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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 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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6. The Baths, shortly to be opened, are urgently required.
7. Public Sanitary Conveniences for both sexes are urgently needed
in the centre of the town.
8. Arrangements should be made so that suspected cases of
Diphtheria may be examined, and Anti-diphtheritic Serum supplied by
the Local Authority.
GENERAL STATISTICS.
| General Death Rate:— | |
|---|---|
| 1898 | 16 per 1,000 of estimated population. |
| 1897 | 21.2 „ „ „ |
| 1896 | 17.1 „ „ „ |
| 1895 | 19.5 „ „ „ |
These rates include persons belonging to the District who died
elsewhere, viz.: at the Romford Union Infirmary and the London
Hospitals.
Infantile Mortality —Rate per 1,000 Births registered :
| Barking. | England and Wales. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1898 | 178 | 161 |
| 1897 | 178 | 156 |
| 1896 | 148.99 | 148 |
From the Reports on the various Infectious Diseases it will be seen that most of the Infantile Deaths were due to
| 1898. | 1897. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Diarrhoea | 62 | 50 |
| 2. Whooping Cough .. | 0 | 20 |
| 3. Measles | 8 | 45 |
| 4. Bronchitis, etc | 18 | 31 |
| Totals | 78 | 154 |
The Birth Rate per 1,000 of the Estimated Population: —
| Barking. | England and Wales. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1898 | 36.2 | 29.4 |
| 1897 | 41.6 | 29.7 |
| 1896 | 43.3 | 29.7 |