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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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3. BIRTH RATE, DEATH RATE, AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY DURING
THE YEAR.
| Birth Rate per 1,000 Total Population. | Annual Death Rate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Births. | Percentage of Total Deaths. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Enteric Fever. | Small Pox | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. - | Influenza. | Violence. | Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under Two years). | Total Deaths under One year. | Causes of Deaths Certified by Registered Medical Practitioners | Inquest Cases. | Certified by Coroner after P.M. No Inquest. | Uncertified Causes of Death. | ||
| England and Wales | 16.7 | 12.3 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.57 | 0.51 | 6.3 | 09 | 91.7 | 6.6 | 0.7 * | 1.0 |
| 107 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London | 17.1 | 12.2 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.49 | 0.46 | 8.3 | 71 | 91.9 | 6.6 | 0.91 | 0.6 |
| 155 Smaller Towns (1921 Adjusted Populations 20,000-50,000) | 16.4 | 11.3 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.58 | 0.41 | 5.0 | 68 | 92.7 | 5.8 | 0.3* | 1.2 |
| London | 16.1 | 11.9 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.39 | 0.51 | 7.5 | 59 | 90.3 | 7.9 | 1.8* | 0.0 |
| BARKING | 17.7 | 10.1 | 0.05 | — | — | — | 0.17 | 0.05 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 9.8 | 66 | 88.7 | 11.1 | 0.2* | — |
*The Coroners (Amendment) Act 1926, which came into operation on the 1st May, 1027, provided for the registration
of deaths on a certificate of the Coroner after P.M. without inquest. These percentages relate therefore to 8 months
of the year only.