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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Population.
The population in March, 1911 (Census) was 31,294, and
the mid-year population for 1914 was estimated at 34,685.
The occupations followed by the inhabitants are as
follows: —
Males.
Occupied and Unoccupied 11,510
Retired and Unoccupied 2,016
Engaged in Occupations 9,494
Occupations: —
General and Local Government 177
Defence of Country 27
Professional and Subordinate Service 187
Domestic Oudoor Service 20
Domestic Indoor Service 86
Merchants, Insurance and Banking 129
Business Clerks 427
Railway 230
Roads 300
Sea 185
Dock Labourers, Coalporters, &c. 277
Messengers and Watchmen 273
Others 74
Agriculture 344
Miners and Quarries 36
Engineers and Machine Making 391
Iron and Steel Manufacture 137
Electrical Apparatus 123
Ships and Boats 72
Cycles, &c. 54