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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 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Annual Death-rates per 1000 from All Causes, and from certain Zymotic Diseases, during the year 1901.
| All Causes. | Principal Zymotic Diseases (Cols. 3-9) | Small-Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Fever. | Diarrhœa. | Deaths under 1 year per 1000 Births. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cols. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| England & Wales | 16.9 | 2.05 | 0.01 | 0.27 | 0.13 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.16 | 0.91 | 151 |
| 33 Great Towns | 18.6 | 2.68 | 0.02 | 0.43 | 0.17 | 0.30 | 0.36 | 0.17 | 1.23 | 168 |
| 67 other large Towns | 17.1 | 2.24 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.14 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.18 | 1.09 | 163 |
| England & Wales less the 100 Towns | 15.7 | 1.56 | 0.01 | 0.17 | 0.10 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.14 | 1.65 | 137 |
| Barking (1901) | 17.6 | 3.18 | 0. 00 | 0.73 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 1.97 | 177 |
| ,, (1900) | 17.7 | 4.52 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.22 | 0.84 | 0.31 | 3.1 | 203 |
| ,, (1899) | 17.5 | 2.9 | 0.00 | 0.32 | 0.09 | 1.18 | 0.04 | 0.18 | 2. 09 | 172 |
Vaccination.
This will be gone into in detail when reporting on
Small Pox.
Rainfall.
Observer Mr. T. Booton.
Rainfall for the year 1901, which was as follows:—
January .71
February 1.03
March 1.77
April 1.54
May 1.25
June .74
July 2.40
August 1.33
September 1.15
October 2.82
November .76
December 2.80
18.30