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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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for the reason already given. Taking the deaths for the ten years 1901-1911, and calculating the rates for each age period, both sexes being taken together we have :—
| Age. | Barking. Deaths per 1,000. | England and Wales. Deaths per 1,000. |
|---|---|---|
| 0—5 | 43.3 | 43.7 |
| 5—5 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| 15—25 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
| 25—65 | ||
| 65 and over | 70.8 | 72.5 |
Thus the mean death-rate for the 10 years 1901-1911 was
13.74 per 1,000, and we find that had the age and sex distribution
been the same as that of England and Wales, the death-rate would
have risen to 13.92 per 1,000, which corroborates the previous
calculation. Further, it is seen that for all ages, except the 15-25
period, the district has the advantage of the country generally.
From the above data, by using Dr. Brownlee's constants, the
real death-rate and life expectancy for the town can be calculated ;
taking the formula
D2 = .6842 D1 + 9.65
were D2 = real death rate and D1 = corrected death rate
we find that the number dying per 1,000, on the basis of a
normal age and sex distribution, is 19.17, which means that each
person born i,n Barking has an expectancy of life of 52 years.
The English life-table for 1891-1901 gives 44 years.