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Barking 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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SECTION A.
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
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 (1931 Census) 51,277
Population (June, 1933) (Registrar-General's Estimate) 72,290
Number of Inhabited Houses, March, 1934, according to Rate Books :—
Houses 17,132
Shops 1,250
Total 18,382
Population Density, i.e., No. of persons per acre 17.6
Rateable Value—General £642,319 0 0
Sum represented by a penny rate £2,559 0 0
Education rates:—-
Seeomiary Included in General Rate Figure 3 4¾
General Rate 13 0
2. Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year.
| Live Births :— | Total. | Males. | Females. | Birth Rate. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1,226 | 616 | 610 | 17.0 |
| Illegitimate | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0.4 |
| Totals | 1,252 | 629 | 623 | 17.4 |
| Still-births :— | 1 | Rate per 1,000 total births | ||
| Legitimate | 55 | 27 | 28 | 42.8 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Deaths | 590 | 315 | 275 |
Death Rate 8.2. Percentage of total deaths occurring in public in institutions, 51.7.
| Deaths from puerperal causes :— | Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. |
|---|---|---|
| Puerperal sepsis | 1 | 0.76 |
| Other puerperal causes | 5 (4) | 3.82 (3.06) |
| Totals | 6 (5) | 4.58 (3.82) |
Number of deaths of infants under one year of age :—
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Death Rate. | Total Infantile Death Rate. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 42 | 23 | 65 | 53.0 | 56.7 |
| Illegitimate | 5 | 1 | 6 | 230.8 | |
| Number of deaths from Measles (all ages) | 13 (14) | ||||
| „ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) | - | ||||
| „ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 6 | ||||
(N.B.—Where the Registrar-General's figures and rates differ from those prepared locally,
the former are shown separately in brackets.)