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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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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VITAL STATISTICS 1970
Registrar General's estimate of resident population, mid-year 1970: 166,060 Live Births:
| Legitimate (1,033 male, 1,029 female) | 2,062 |
| Illegitimate ( 67 male, 73 female) | 140 |
| Total (1,100 male, 1,102 female) | 2,202 |
| Illegitimate live births per cent of total | 6.40 |
| Live birth rate per 1,000 population | 13.27 |
| Live birth rate adjusted by comparability factor of 1.04 | 13.80 |
| Stillbirths: | |
| Legitimate (17 male, 13 female) | 30 |
| Illegitimate (1 male, - female) | 1 |
| 31 | |
| Stillbirth rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths | 13.88 |
| 2,233 | |
| Deaths: | |
| Infant deaths (under 1 year) (13 male, 14 female) | 27 |
| Infant death rate per 1,000 live births | 12.26 |
| Legitimate infant death rate per 1,000 legitimate live births ( 10 male, 13 female) | 11.15 |
| Illegitimate infant death rate per 1,000 illegitimate live births ( 3 male, 1 female) | 28.34 |
| Neo-natal mortality rate (deaths under 4 weeks (20) per 1,000 live births) | 9.08 |
| Peri-natal mortality rate (stillbirths (31) and deaths under 1 week (19) per 1,000 live and stillbirths) | 22.38 |
| Early neo-natal mortality rate (deaths under 1 week per 1,000 live births) | 10.89 |
| Maternal mortality (deaths from pregnancy, childbirth, abortion) | 1. |
| Maternal mortality rate (per 1,000 live and stillbirths) | 0.45 |
| General Mortality: | |
| Number of deaths ( 984 male, 780 female) | 1,764 |
| Death rate per 1,000 population - crude | 10.62 |
| Death rate adjusted by comparability factor of 1.31 | 13.91 |
The Registrar General's estimate of population shows a further fall
from 167,960 for 1969 to 166,060 for 1970. It will be interesting to learn
what the actual figure is from the Census taken in 1971 when the Census
Report is published.
Infant mortality rates for the Borough compare well with national averages.
The infant death rate of 12.26 is well below that for England and Wales of
18.0 and for Greater London of 17.8.
One maternal death is recorded during 1970. A man was charged with
manslaughter following this death and it was not one that could be attributed
to any aspect of the maternity services.
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