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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
Barnes 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Vital Statistics. 33
In 1904 it was above the average for England and Wales, in
1905 it was about the same as the rest of the country, and since
then there has been a gradual improvement in comparison with
the rest of the country.
The general death rate was over 11 per 1,000 per annum in the three years 1904-5-6. Since then it has fluctuated between 8-6 and 10-9 compared with 13-3 and 15-1 for England and Wales.
| Year. | Population. | Deaths under 1 year | Infant Death Rate per 1000 Births. | Deaths 1 to 5 years. | Rate per 1,000 of Population. | District Death-rate. | Infant Death-rate Eng. & Wales. | General Death-rate Eng.& Wales. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 23,200 | 83 | 134.3 | 18 | 0.73 | 11.2 | 127 | 15. 1 |
| 1905 | 24,250 | 74 | 120.0 | 24 | 0.94 | 11.9 | ||
| 1906 | 25,500 | 75 | 112.0 | 37 | 1.04 | 11.2 | ||
| 1907 | 28,000 | 65 | 92.0 | 14 | 0.50 | 10.7 | ||
| 1908 | 28,500 | 67 | 93.0 | 11 | 0.38 | 8.6 | Average | Average |
| * 1909 | 30,500) 29,000) | 66 | 88.0 | 25 | 0.80 | 9.0 10.3 | ||
| *1910 | 32,500) | 49 | 69 | 13 | 0.4 | 7.9 | ||
| 30,0001 | 8.6 | |||||||
| 1911 | 30,786 | 70 | 95.0 | 34 | 1.1 | 10.9 | 95 | 14.6 |
| 1912 | 32,000 | 41 | 58.5 | 12 | 0.37 | 9.0 | 13.3 | |
| 1913 | 33,386 | 62 | 84.2 | 28 | 0.8 | 10.5 | 109 | 13.4 |
Population overestimated, percentages are worked out on the lower estimates.
| Year. | Deaths under 1 year from Marasmus, Prem. Births, Diarrhoea. | Deaths 1 to 6 years from Infec. Diseases. |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 42 | 6 |
| 1905 | 37 | 6 |
| 1906 | 39 | 20 |
| 1907 | 35 | 4 |
| 1908 | 33 | 1 |
| 1909 | 31 | 13 |
| 1910 | 15 | 2 |
| 1911 | 43 | 21 |
| 1912 | 18 | 2 |
| 1913 | 24 | 7 |