[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking] page 9

Barking 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1961 - SECTION 41
It was not necessary to take action under this Section of the Act during the
year. It provides for compensatory payments to persons excluded from work at
the request of the Medical Officer of Health in the interests of public health.
HOME SAFETY
The Home Safety Act 1961 came into force in May and among other things,
gave local authorities the power to carry out home safety education. The opportunity
was taken to link the well established machinery for road safety under the
aegis of the Borough Engineer and Surveyor to the existing home safety activl18,
undertaken mainly by health visitors, and to plan a comprehensive programme
home safety propaganda for the coming year.
MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH
Population

Table: The estimatedpopulation of Barking at each mid-year for the past decade,asnotifiedby theRegistrarGeneral, is given below:-

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The estimatedpopulation of Barking at each mid-year for the past decade,asnotifiedby theRegistrarGeneral, is given below:-

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
1961	72,290

Table: BirthsDuring1961there were registered 925 live births and 26 still-births.

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Births

During1961there were registered 925 live births and 26 still-births.

Live Births:-	Males	Females	Total
Legitimate	465	416	881
Illegitimate	21	23	44
Totals	486	439	925

Table: It is good to not that our illegitimate births though not reduced are at least keeping steady at the same figure of 44 as for the previous year.

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It is good to not that our illegitimate births though not reduced are at least keeping steady at the same figure of 44 as for the previous year.

Still-Births:-	Males	Females	Total
Legitimate	13	9	22
Illegitimate	2	2	4
Totals	15	11	26
Total Live and Still-births	501	450	951

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Barking 1961

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Table: The estimatedpopulation of Barking at each mid-year for the past decade,asnotifiedby theRegistrarGeneral, is given below:-

Table: BirthsDuring1961there were registered 925 live births and 26 still-births.

Table: It is good to not that our illegitimate births though not reduced are at least keeping steady at the same figure of 44 as for the previous year.

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