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Barking 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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certainty for the future. It is hoped that soon a formula for the payment
of grants will be agreed upon so that the Association may receive its
grants in time to budget with some certainty.
To conclude this short review which gives some idea of the progress
the Association has made in promoting a welfare service for physically
handicapped people may it be recorded that although relationships
with the Welfare Department of the County Council have been
extremely cordial and helpful, there does seem to be a good deal of
evidence which supports the view that this new service, which after
all has much in common with the health services, should be grafted
on to the Health Service as such.
MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH
Population
The population of Barking at mid-1956, according to th Registrar
General's estimate, was 75,560. This shows a further dei ase from
the figure of 78,170 at the 1951 Census.

Births

919 live births and 23 still births were registered c ng 1956, distributed as follows:—

Live Births:—MalesFemaleTotal
Legitimate48341896
Illegitimate131023
Totals496423919
Still-Births:—
Legitimate111122
Illegitimate-11
Totals111223
Total Live and Still-Births507435942
Birth Rate per 1,000 of Estimated Population 12.16.
Birth Rate adjusted by Comparability Factor of 0.93 = 11.31
Still-Birth Rate per 1,000 (Live and Still) Births 24.42.

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