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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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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SUMMARY FOR 1919.
Population—Calculated to the middle of the year 35,214
For Birth Rate 35,214
For Death Rate 33,804
Marriages 303
Annual rate of persons married per 1,000 population 33.0
Births
Males 432
Females 383
Total 815
Annual rate per 1,000 population 23.0
Deaths
Males 182
Females 190
Total 372
Annual rate per 1,000 population 11.0
Annual Infant Mortality rate per 1,000 born 65.0
Total Deaths from the principal Zymotic Diseases 13
Annual Death Rate from Zymotic Diseases per
1,000 population 38
Diarrhoea in children under 2 years, per 1,000 births 12.2
Area of Urban District—3,879 acres land, 209 tidal waters.
Population per acre—11.0.