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Barking 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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5. DEATHS.
(a) General.-—There were 311 deaths registered in Barking in 1934. Of these 9 were
deaths of non-residents. Barking residents to the number of 288 died elsewhere
during the year. Including the latter and excluding the deaths of visitors, the net
number of deaths was as follows :— Males. Females. Total.
315 275 590
The death rate for 1934 was 8.2 per 1,000, compared with 7.6 in 1933, 11.8
for England and Wales, 11.8 for the hundred and twenty-one County Boroughs and
Great Towns, including London, 11.3 for the one hundred and thirty-five smaller
towns, and 11.9 for London.
(b)
| Age Group. | No. of Deaths. |
|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 71 |
| 1 to 2 years | 16 |
| 2 to 5 years | 23 |
| 5 to 15 years | 37 |
| 15 to 25 years | 25 |
| 25 to 45 years | 96 |
| 45 to 65 years | 141 |
| Over 65 years | 181 |
(c)
| Disease. | No. of Deaths. | Percentage of total net deaths registered. |
|---|---|---|
| Cardio-vascular system | 113 | 19.1 |
| Cancer | 74 | 12.5 |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 56 | 9.5 |
| Pulmonary affections (exclusive of tuberculosis), viz., Bronchitis | 26 | 4.4 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 56 | 9.5 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 3 | 0.5 |
| Zymotic Diseases | 46 | 7.8 |
(d)
| Enteric Fever | — |
| Measles | 13 |
| Whooping Cough | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 5 |
| Diphtheria | 22 |
| Diarrhoea | 6 |
| Smallpox | — |