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Barking 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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9. DEATHS.
There were 259 deaths registered in Barking in 1926. Of
these 11 were deaths of non-residents. Barking residents to the
number of 118 died elsewhere during the year. Including the
latter and excluding the deaths of visitors, the net number of
deaths were as follows :—
Males. Females Total
205 161 366
The death rate for 1926 was 9.4 per 1,000, compared with 10.0
in 1925, calculated on the Registrar-General's estimated population
and number of deaths, compared with 11.6 for England and Wales,
11.6 for the hundred and five Great Towns, 10.6 for the hundred
and fifty eight Smaller Towns, and 11.6 for London.
Sex Mortality. —The 366 deaths of 1926 were divided as follows :-
205 males, equal to a death rate of 5.26 per 1,000 population.
161 Female, equal to a death rate of 4.13 per 1,000 population.
| Age Group. | No. of Deaths. | Death Rate per 1,000 Population. |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 49 | 1.25 |
| 1 to 2 years | 17 | 0.43 |
| 2 to 5 years | 9 | 0.23 |
| 5 to 15 years | 8 | 0.20 |
| 15 to 25 years | 13 | 0.33 |
| 25 to 45 years | 41 | 1.05 |
| 102 | 2.62 | |
| Over 60 years | 127 | 3.26 |
Causes of death in 1926.—The table on page 17 shows the
principal Causes of death at various ages. Those diseases, etc.,