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Barking 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH
Population
The estimated population of Barking at each mid-year for the
past decade, as notified by the Registrar General, is given below:-
1951 78,170 (Census)
1952 77,140
1953 76,800
1954 76,580
1955 75,990
1956 75,560
1957 75,070
1958 74,850
1959 74,980
1960 74,920
Births
996 live births and 20 still-births were registered during 1960
as under:-
Live Births:-
Males Females Total
Legitimate 496 456 952
Illegitimate 25 19 44
Totals 521 475 996
Still-Births
Legitimate 9 11 20
Illegitimate - - -
Totals 9 11 20
Total Live and Still-Births 530 486 1016
Birth Rate per 1,000 of Estimated Population 13.29
Birth Rate adjusted by Comparability Factor of 0.94 = 12.49
Still-Birth Rate per 1,000 (Live and Still) Births 19.68
Proportion of Illegitimate Live Births 4.4%.
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