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Barking 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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5. DEATHS.
(a) General.—There were 270 deaths registered in Barking in 1935. Of these 13 were
deaths of non-residents. Barking residents to the number of 301 died elsewhere
during the year. Including the latter and excluding the deaths of visitors, the net
nurpber of deaths was as follows :— Males. Females. Total.
284 274 558
The death rate for 1935 was 7.7 per 1,000, compared with 8.2 in 1934, 11.7
for England and Wales, 11.8 for the hundred and twenty-one County Boroughs and
Great Towns, including London, 11.2 for the one hundred and forty Smaller Towns,
and 11.4 for London.
| Age Group. | No. of Deaths. |
|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 64 |
| 1 to 2 years | |
| 2 to 5 years | 7 |
| 5 to 15 years | 29 |
| 15 to 25 years | 26 |
| 25 to 45 years | 97 |
| 45 to 65 years | 127 |
| Over 65 years | 201 |
| Disease. | No. of Deaths. | Percentage of total net deaths registered. |
|---|---|---|
| Cardio-vascular system | 135 | 24.2 |
| Cancer | 71 | 12.7 |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 45 | 8.1 |
| Pulmonary affections (exclusive of tuberculosis), viz., | ||
| Bronchitis | 16 | 2.9 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 45 | 8.1 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 9 | 1.6 |
| Zymotic Diseases | 25 | 4.5 |
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