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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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The history of each ward for the last four years was:—
| North. | South. | East. | West. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total. | Rate per 1,000 | Total. | Rate per 1,000 | Total. | Rate per 1,000 | Total. | Rate per 1,000 | |
| 1912 | 9 | 65.2 | 30 | 117.1 | 18 | 61.0 | 33 | 128.4 |
| 1911 | 17 | 139.3 | 50 | 180.5 | 35 | 104.7 | 53 | 205.4 |
| 1910 | 4 | 40.0 | 25 | 122.5 | 17 | 57.4 | 36 | 120.0 |
| 1909 | 11 | 122.2 | 17 | 86.7 | 19 | 66.5 | 46 | 160.2 |
| Total for four years. | 366.7 | 506.8 | 289.6 | 614.0 | ||||
| Average for four years. | 91.675 | 126.7 | 72.4 | 153.5 | ||||
The chief causes of death as compared with the three previous years were:—
| Atrophy or Wasting. | Premature Births. | Congenital Malformation. | Bronchitis. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 11 | ||
| 1911 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1910 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 1909 | 22 | 11 | — | 14 | ||
| Pneumonia (all forms). | Whooping Cough. | |||||
| 1912 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| 1911 | 4 | l | ||||
| 1910 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| 1909 | 8 | — | ||||
As already has been said, it would be hardly safe to associate
the high rate of mortality in the West directly to
surroundings until due allowance had been made for the high
birth-rate, as I have shown elsewhere, when the birth interval
falls below two years the death-rate amongst the children rises
enormously, irrespective of all other considerations, and until
this factor can be allowed for it would be hardly safe to say