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Barking 1919

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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TABLE XV.—Birth Rate, Death Rate and Analysis of Mortality during the Year 1919.

(Provisional figures. Populations estimated to the middle of 1919 have been used for the purposes of this Table.)

Birth Rate per 1,000 population.ANNUAL DEATH RATE PER 1,000 CIVILIAN POPULATION.Rate per 1,000 Births.PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL DEATHS.
All Causes.Enteric Fever.Small pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Violence.Diarrhoea and Enteritis (Under 2 years)Total Deaths under 1 year.Deaths in Public Institutions. 1Certified Causes.Inquest Cases.Uncertified Causes of Death.
England and Wales18.513.80.010.000.100.030070130.479.59892399256.21.3
96 Great Towns, including London (census populations exceeding 50,000)19.013.80.010.000.130.040.070.140.4512.249329.292.36.90.8
148 Smaller Towns (census
populations, 20,000-50,000)18.312.60.01o.oo0.100.030.080.120.398.679016.693.64.91.5
London18.313.40.01o.oo0.080.030.050.180.4716.228544.791.28.60.2
Barking23.111.00.020.000.100.020.050.260.0312.262.214.2.........

* Non-civilians are included in these figures for England and Wales but not for other areas.
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