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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 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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Table: The deaths registered as due to Phthisis and other tubercular diseases were 35, giving a rate of 11 per 1,000, which is lower than that recorded in any of the previous three years; the details being as follows:—

The deaths registered as due to Phthisis and other tubercular diseases were 35, giving a rate of 11 per 1,000, which is lower than that recorded in any of the previous three years; the details being as follows:—

1912.1911.1910.1909.
Respiratory diseases64556889
Phthisis28402536
Other Tubercular Disease7121128
Kate per 1,000 of Population for deaths from Tuberculosis1.116111.8

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Although the death-rate from Tuberculosis has decreased,
it is a point of some moment that the ratio between the Phthisis
death-rate and the general death-rate has not materially altered,
that is to say, the chance of any individual dying from a Tuberculosis
complaint is the same to-day as in any previous year,
though the event is delayed somewhat. The figures of this district
are so small that it would be absurd to draw any conclusion
were it not for the fact that the same deduction can be
drawn from England as a whole.
Infantile Mortality.
There were 90 deaths registered of Infants, under one
year, as compared with 158 in 1911, 88 in 1910, and 93 in 1909.

Table: The rate per 1,000 of births being 93 3. They were distributed as follows it-

The rate per 1,000 of births being 93 3. They were distributed as follows it-

North.South.East.West.Total.
Rate per 1,000 Births Registered.930183390
65.2117.161.0128.493.3