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Barking 1938
[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) | 4,174 | Ward areas | 3,874 |
| Tidal Water H.W.M. | |||
| Thames 240 | |||
| Roding 58 | |||
| Loxford Water 2 | |||
| 300 | |||
| 4,174 |
Population (1931 Census) 51,277
Population (June, 1938) (Registrar-General's Estimate) 76,790
Number of Inhabited Houses, March, 1939, according to Rate Books:—
| Houses | 18,554 |
| Shops | 1,332 |
| Total | 19,886 |
Population Density, i.e., No. of persons per acre 18.4
Rateable Value—General £721,906 0 0
Sum represented by a penny rate £2,971 16 3
Education rates:—
Elementary
*Secondary
Included in General Rate Figure
3s. 4½d.
10d.
General Rate 14s. 2d.
* Including County Precept.