London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Vital Statistics of whole District during 1005 and previous years.
| Year. | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Nonresidents registered in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District. | Net Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year 0 age. | At all ages. | |||||||||||
| Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Births registered. | Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate. | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 1895. | 16,000 | 693 | 43.3 | 112 | 16.1 | 312 | 19.5 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 1896. | 16,500 | 698 | 43.3 | 104 | 14.8 | 250 | 17.1 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 1897. | 18,500 | 771 | 41.6 | 138 | 17.8 | 360 | 21.2 | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 1898. | 20,000 | 724 | 36.2 | 129 | 17.8 | 321 | 16.0 | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 1899. | 21,500 | 798 | 37.0 | 137 | 17.2 | 389 | 17.5 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 1900. | 21,500 | 783 | 36.4 | 159 | 20.3 | 384 | 17.8 | 8 | - | - | 399 | 18.5 |
| 1901. | 21,730 | 799 | 36.7 | 159 | 19.8 | 347 | 15.9 | 6 | - | 36 | 383 | 17.6 |
| 1902. | 23,500 | 817 | 34.7 | 110 | 13.4 | 299 | 12.6 | 7 | - | 38 | 336 | 14.2 |
| 1903. | 25,000 | 856 | 34.2 | 97 | 11.3 | 322 | 12.8 | 18 | - | 35 | 357 | 14.2 |
| 1904. | 26,500 | 896 | 33.8 | 129 | 14.3 | 356 | 13.0 | 11 | - | 29 | 385 | 14.5 |
| Averages for years 1895-1004. | 21,037 | 782 | 38.0 | 127 | 16.2 | 334 | 16.3 | 75 | - | - | - | - |
| 1905. | 28,000 | 900 | 32.1 | 128 | 14.2 | 337 | 12.0 | 18 | - | 42 | 397 | 13.5 |
Area of District in acres
(exclusive of area
covered by water).
3,797
* Rates in Columns 4, 3 and 13 calculated per 1,000 of estimated population.
Total population at all ages 1,547.
Number of inhabited honses 3,851.
Average number of persons per house 5.6.
At Census of
1901.