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Barking 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR YEAR 1922.
General Statistics.
Area of Urban District—3,897 acres land, 209 tidal waters.
Population—(1921) 35,543; (1922) 36,680.
Number of inhabited houses (1921)—6,716.
Number of families or separate occupiers—6,698
Rateable value—£205,563.
Sum represented by Penny Rate—£819 8s. 9d.
Births. Males. Females.
Rate per
1,000 Pop.
Legitimate 425 430
Illegitimate 10 17
24.0
Deaths 203 161 9.9
Number of Women dying in consequence of Childbirth:
From Sepsis —
From other causes 2
Deaths of Infants under 1 year of Age:
Legitimate 49
Illegitimate
Infantile mortality rate 55.5
Deaths from:
Measles (all ages) 3
Whooping Cough (all ages) 2
Diarrhoea (under 2 years) 4