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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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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 j of Death. | ||
| England and Wales | 16.7 | 11.7 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.19 | 0.53 | 7.0 | 65 | 90.9 | 6.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
| 107 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London | 16.7 | 11.6 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.48 | 9.6 | 70 | 91.0 | 6.5 | 1.9 | 0.6 |
| 155 Smaller Towns (1921 Adjusted Populations 20,000-50,000) | 16.6 | 10.6 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.21 | 0.41 | 4.8 | 60 | 92.6 | 5.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| London | 15.9 | 11.6 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.55 | 10.2 | 67 | 88.7 | 7.6 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| BARKING | 19.7 | 10.1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.31 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 0.44 | 7.4 | 63 | 87.4 | 10.1 | 0.72 | 0.0 |
VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT FROM 1922 to 1928
| Year. | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Transferable Deaths | Nett Deaths belonging to the District. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nett. | Number. | Rate. | Of Non-residents registered in the District. | Of residents registered out of the District. | Under One year of age. | At all Ages. | |||||
| Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Nett Births. | Number | Rate. | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ' | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 1922 | 36,680 | 882 | 24.0 | 308 | 8.1 | - | 56 | 49 | 55.5 | 364 | 9.9 |
| 1923 | 37,210 | 862 | 23.1 | 234 | 6.2 | 5 | 86 | *43 | *49.8 | *318 | *8.5 |
| 1924 | 37,890 | 846 | 22.3 | 273 | 7.2 | 3 | 109 | 72 | 85.1 | 379 | 10.0 |
| 1925 | 38,450 | 825 | 21.4 | 287 | 7.4 | 107 | 66 | 80.0 | 386 | 10.0 | |
| 1926 | 38,920 | 818 | 21.0 | 259 | 6.6 | 11 | 118 | 49 | 59.9 | 366 | 9.4 |
| 1927 | 39,900 | 710 | 17.7 | 251 | 6.2 | 7 | 162 | 47 | 66.1 | 406 | 10.1 |
| 40,870 | 805 | 19.7 | 276 | 6.7 | 6 | 144 | 51 | 63.3 | 414 | 10.1 | |
* Registrar General's Figures