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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA,
BIRTHS. The live birth rate for the year was 16.7 as
compared with 18.7 for 1948.
DEATHS. The number of Barking residents who died during
the year was 735, an increase of 142 over the previous year. Of
this total 384 occurred in the age group 65 years and over, and
of these 204 were in respect of persons aged 75 years and over.
Heart diseases accounted for nearly one third and
cancer one seventh of the total deaths.
INFANT MORTALITY. The infant mortality rate for Barking
for 1949 was 24,80 as compared with 20.55 for the previous year.
In 1949 the rate for England and Wales was 32 and for County
Boroughs and Great Towns, including London, 37.
The total number of deaths occurring in infants under
one year of age was 33 and of those no loss than 21 died within
the first month of life. Prematurity was again the chief cause
of death and accounted for approximately one third of the cases.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT.1948. During the year one
person was buried under Section 50 of this Act.
It was not found necessary to invoke Section 47 of the
Act, but throughout tho year wo were reminded by the many tragic
cases coming to our notice of tho grave shortage of beds for the
chronic sick and suitable and sufficient places for the aged and
infirm.
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