Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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SUPPLEMENTARY ADDENDUM
to the
Annual Report of the Medical officer of Health
for the Borough of Barking, for the Year ended
31st December, 1939.
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(Having particular relationship to Section 'A')
(See Page 5)
Based on Annual Returns and Statistics received
from the Registrar-General after the Report had
been completed.
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1. GENERAL STATISTICS,
Resident Population:-
(a) For calculation of Birth Rates - 77,500.
(b) For calculation of Death Rates
or the incidence of notifiable
diseases 73,880.
2. VITAL STATISTICS.
Deaths 562.
Death Rate. 7.6l
Live Births ( (B.R.) - for calculating
Birth Rates) 1,141
Birth Rate. 14.72
Still Births 40
Still Birth Rate per 1,000 total Births 33.87
Live Births ( (I.M. &c.) - for calculating
Infant and Maternal
mortalities) 1,091
Number of deaths of infants under one
year of age 37
Infantile Death Rate 33.91
Number of maternal deaths 3
Maternal Mortality Rate 2.65
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