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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Births
During 1964 there were registered 1,056 live births showing
increase of 28 over the live births in the previous year.
With regard to the stillbirth figure of 17, this shows a cor
siderable decrease from the previous year's figure of 24.
Live Births:-
Males
Females
Total
Legitimate
491
512
1003
Illegitimate
31
22
53
Totals
522
534
1056
Still-Births:-
Legitimate
9
7
16
Illegitimate
-
1
1
9
8
17
Total live and still-births
531
542
1073
Birth rate per 1,000 of Estimated Population-14.77
Birth rate adjusted by Comparability Factor of 1.05-15.5
Still-birth rate per 1,000 (live and still) births-15.84
The proportion of illegitimate live births has again decrease
from 5.06% in 1963 to 5.02% this year.
Maternal Mortality
I am happy to report there is no record of a maternal death
during 1964.
Loss of Infant Life
1963 1964
Barking England Barking England & Wales
& Wales
Infant death rate
(per thousand live births) 29.18 20.9 18.94 20.0
Stillbirth rate
(per thousand live & 22.81 17.3 15.84 16.3
still births)
The following table shows the loss of infant life during the
last fifteen years.
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