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Barking 1929
[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 15th DECEMBER, 1927.
1. General Statistics.
Area (acres) 4,106
Ward areas
Tidal Water H.W.M.
Thames 240
Roding 58
Loxford Water 2
3,806
300
4,106
Population (Census, 1921) 35,523
Population (June, 1929) (Registrar General's estimate) 42,160
Number of inhabited houses (1921 Census) 6,762
Number of Families or separate occupiers (1921 Census) 7,594
Population Density, i.e.. No. of persons per acre 10.3
Rateable Value—General £354,229 0 0
Sum represented by a penny rate /1,500 19 0
Education rates :—
Elementary
Secondary ..
Included in General Rate Figure
3 0J
6
Assessable Value—Revaluation of District under the
Rating and Valuation Acts, 1925 and 1928
General Rate 12.11
2. Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year.
| Births :— | Males. | Females. | Total. | Birth Rate. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 391 | 382 | 773 | 18.3 |
| Illegitimate | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0.33 |
| Total | 398 | 389 | 787 | 18.7 |
Deaths:—
Male.
221
Female.
214
Total
435
Death Rate.
10.3
Standard Death
Rate (Factor 1.049)
10.8
Number of deaths of women during, or in consequence of, childbirth :—
From Sepsis.
0
From other causes.
2
Total.
2
Number of deaths of infants under one year of age :—
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Total Infantile | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death Rate. | Death Rate. | |||||
| Legitimate | 21 | 16 | 37 | 47.9 | 53.4 | |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 3 | 5 | 357.1 | ||
| Number of deaths from Measles (all ages) | — | |||||
| „ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) | 3 | |||||
| „ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 9 | |||||