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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1908 AND PREVIOUS YEARS
| Year. | Population estimated to middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Death Registered in the District. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Nonresidents registered in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District. | Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||||||||
| Number. | Rate. | Number | Rate per 1,000 Births registered | Number | Rate. | Number | Rate. | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 1898 | 20,000 | 724 | 36.2 | 129 | 178 | 321 | 16.0 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| 1899 | 21,500 | 798 | 37.0 | 137 | 172 | 389 | 17.5 | 2 | — | 15 | — | — |
| 1900 | 21,500 | 783 | 36.4 | 159 | 203 | 384 | 17.8 | 8 | — | — | 399 | 18.5 |
| 1901 | 21,730 | 799 | 36.7 | 150 | 198 | 347 | 15.9 | 6 | — | 36 | 383 | 17.6 |
| 1902 | 23,500 | 817 | 34.7 | 110 | 134 | 299 | 12.6 | 7 | — | 38 | 336 | 14.2 |
| 1903 | 25,000 | 856 | 34.2 | 97 | 113 | 322 | 12.8 | 18 | — | 35 | 357 | 14.2 |
| 1904 | 26,500 | 896 | 33.8 | 129 | 143 | 356 | 13.0 | 11 | — | 29 | 385 | 14.5 |
| 1905 | 28,000 | 900 | 32.1 | 128 | 142 | 337 | 12.0 | 18 | — | 42 | 397 | 13.5 |
| 1906 | 28,500 | 873 | 30.6 | 143 | 162 | 322 | 11.2 | 7 | — | 38 | 360 | 12.7 |
| 1907 | 29,500 | 868 | 29.4 | 98 | 112 | 271 | 9.1 | 7 | — | 49 | 320 | 10.8 |
| Averages for years 1898-1907 | 24,573 | 831 | 34.1 | 128 | 155 | 334 | 13.7 | 9 | — | 35 | 367 | 14.5 |
| 1908 | 30,000 | 924 | 30.8 | 110 | 117 | 323 | 10.7 | 11 | — | 53 | 376 | 12.4 |
*Rates in Columns 4, 8, and 13 calculated per 1,000 of estimated population
Area of District in acres (exclusive of area covered by water). 3,797.
Total population at all ages 21,547
Number of inhabited houses. 3,851
Average number of persons per house 5.6
At Census of 1901