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Barking 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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SUMMARY OF PARTICULARS REQUIRED BY CIRCULAR 834 OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH, DATED I5th DECEMBER, 1927.
| 1. General Statistics. | |||||
| Area (acres) | 4,106 | 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, 1928) (Registrar General's estimate) | 40,870 | ||||
| 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 | 9.9 | ||||
| Rateable Value—Houses. Buildings, etc. | £305,493 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lands | £2,738 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sum represented by a penny rate | £1,178 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Education rates:— | |||||
| Elementary | 3 | 1 | |||
| Secondary | 6¼ | ||||
| Assessable Value | £280,851 | 0 | 0 | ||
| General District Rate | 7 | 0 | |||
| Poor Rate | 9 | 2 | |||
2. Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year.
| Births:— | Males. | Females. | Total. | Birth Rate. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 409 | 376 | 785 | 19.2 |
| Illegitimate | 11 | 9 | 20 | 0.48 |
| Total | 420 | 385 | 805 | 19.7 |
Deaths:—
| Male. | Female. | Total. | Death Rate. | Standard Death Rate (Factor 1.049) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 230 | 414 | 10.1 | 10.5 |
Number of deaths of women during, or in consequence of, childbirth:—
| From Sepsis. | From other causes. | Total. |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 2 |
Number of deaths of infants under one year of age :—
| Males. | Females. | Totai. | Totai Infantile | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death Rate. | Death Rate. | ||||
| Legitimate | 20 | 25 | 45 | 57.3 | 63.3 |
| Illegitimate | 3 | 3 | 6 | 300.0 | |
| Number of deaths from Measles (all ages) | 13 | ||||
| „ Whooping Cough (all ages) | 6 | ||||
| „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 6 | ||||