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Barking 1933
[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 1933.
(England & Wales, 118 County Boroughs, 132 smaller Towns, and BARKING.)
(Provisional figures. The rates for England and Wales, London and Barking have been calculated on a population estimated to the middle of 1933, but the other rates have been calculated on populations estimated to the middle of 1932.
| Rate per 1,000 Total Population. | Annual Death Rate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Live Births. | Percentage of Total Deaths. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births. | Still-births. | 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. | Certified by-Registered Medical Practitioners. | Inquest Cases. | Certified by Coroner after P.M. No Inquest. | Uncertified Causes of Death. | |
| England and Wales | 14.4 | 0.62 | 12.3 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.57 | 0.54 | 7.1 | 64 | 90.9 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 |
| 118 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London .. | 14.4 | 0.67 | 12.2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.55 | 0.49 | 9.4 | 67 | 91.0 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 132 Smaller Towns (Estimated resident populations, 25,000 to 50,000 at Census, 1931) | 14.5 | 0.63 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.53 | 0.44 | 4.9 | 56 | 91.7 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
| London | 13.2 | 0.45 | 12.2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.51 | 0.58 | 11.6 | 59 | 88.3 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| BARKING | 17.4 | 0.65 | 7.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.30 | 0.37 | 14.11 | 55 | 81.1 | 7.8 | 10.9 | 0.2 |
Puerperal Sepsis. Others. Total.
The maternal mortality rates for England and Wales are as follows :
per 1,000 Live Births 1.79 2.63 4.42
„ „ Total Births 1.71 2.52 4.23
4. VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT FROM 1925 TO 1933.
| Year. 1 | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. 2 | Births. Nett. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Transferable Deaths. | Net Deaths belonging to the District. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Of Nonresidents registered in the District. 7 | Of residents registered out of the District. 8 | Under One year of age. | At all Ages. | ||||||||
| Number. 3 | Rate. 4 | Number. 5 | Rate. 6 | Number. 9 | Rate per 1,000 Net Births. 10 | Number. 11 | Rate. 12 | ||||
| 1925 | 38,450 | 825 | 21.4 | 287 | 7.4 | 8 | 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 |
| 1928 | 40,870 | 805 | 19.7 | 276 | 6.7 | 6 | 144 | 51 | 63.3 | 414 | 10.1 |
| 1929 | 42,160 | 787 | 18.7 | 291 | 6.9 | 8 | 152 | 42 | 53.4 | 435 | 10.3 |
| 1930 | 45,000 | 799 | 17.7 | 256 | 5.7 | 7 | 186 | 49 | 61.3 | 435 | 9.7 |
| 1931 | 51,830 | 947 | 18.3 | 328 | 6.3 | 7 | 215 | 61 | 64.4 | 536 | 10.3 |
| 1932 | 60,330 | 1105 | 18.3 | 283 | 4.7 | 17 | 239 | 59 | 53.4 | 505 | 8.4 |
| 1933 | 68,840 | 1204 | 17.4 | 290 | 4.2 | 13 | 247 | 67 | 55.6 | 524 | 7.6 |