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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Barking 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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The Health of Barking
The Health of Barking
| DEATHS. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths in 1948 | 593 | 316 | 277 | |
| Death Rate per 1,000 Estimated Population | 7.51. | |||
| Analysis of Deaths:— | ||||
| Cancer | 135 | |||
| Tuberculosis | 30 | |||
| Measles | 1 | |||
| Whooping Cough | 1 | |||
| Diphtheria | 1 | |||
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 2 | |||
| Maternal Mortality:— | ||||
| Deaths from Puerperal Sepsis | — | |||
| Deaths from other Maternal Causes | 1 | |||
| Rate per 1,000 total (Live and Still) Birth | 0.60 | |||
| Infant Mortality:— | ||||
| Death Rates of Infants under one year of age:— | ||||
| All Infants, per 1,000 Live Births | 20.53 | |||
| Legitimate Infants per 1,000 Legitimate Live Births | 19.99 | |||
| Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 Illegitimate Live Births | 0.38 | |||
| Neonatal Mortality:— | ||||
| Death Rate of Infants under one month of age per 1,000 Live Births | 10.26 | |||
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