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Barking 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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SUMMARY OF PARTICULARS REQUIRED BY CIRCULAR 648 OF
THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH. DATED 10th DECEMBER, 1925.
Genera1. Statistics.
Area (acres) 4,100
Ward areas 3,806
Tidal Water H.W.M.
Thames 240
Roding 58
Loxford Water 2
300
4,106
Population (Census, 1921) 35,523
Population (June, 1925) (Registrar General's estimate) 38,450
Number of inhabited houses (1921) 6,762
Number of Families or separate occupiers (1921) 7,594
Population Density, i.e., No. of persons per acre 9.3
Rateable Value—Houses, Buildings, etc. £263,460 10 0
Lands £3,008 10 0
Sum represented by a penny rate £1,100 0 0
Education rates :—
Elementary 3 5
Secondary 5
Assessable Value £244,077 10 0
General District Rate 7 9
Poor Rate 9 8

2. Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year.

BirthsMales.Females.Total.Birth Rate.
Legitimate40839480220.85
Illegitimate320230.59
Total41141482521.44

Deaths :—
Male. Female. Total. Death Rate. Standard Death
Rate (Factor 1'049)
199 187 386 10.03 10.5
Number of deaths of women during, or in consequence of, childbirth:—
From Sepsis. From other causes. Total.
– 1 1

Number of deaths of infants under one year of age:—

Males.Females.Total.Death Rate.Total Infantile Death Rate.
Legitimate35266176.0580.0
Illegitimate145217.39

dumber of deaths from Measles (all ages) 1
„ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) 13
„ ,. Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 9