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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Daring the year, 95 notifications were received of all
forms of tuberculosis—pulmonary 71, and non-pulmonary 24.
Information was received of the removal into the district of 21
tuberculous persons, included in number of notifications received.
Once again I want to call attention to the large number of inward
transfers. This is due in large part to the expansion and development
of the district.
The following are particulars of cases -notified under Forms C and D during the year :—
| Form C. | Form D. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | ||||
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. |
| 27 | 43 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 5 | 5 |
There were 842 attendances at the dispensary during the year
for the purpose of medical examination, 188 being new cases.
Of new cases attending during the year, 27 were subsequently
notified as suffering from tuberculosis, 51 had been previously
notified, while 15 were inward transfers.
The following table gives in tabular form the number of patients removed from the Dispensary Register during the year :—
| No. on Dispensary Register 31-12-29. | Numbers removed from the Dispensary Register. | Number on Dispensary Register 31-12-30. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Died. | Left District. | Dis-charged (Non Tb.) | Discharged " Cured " | Transferred to another Dispensary. etc. | Amended Diagnosis | Total | ||
| 423 | 22 | 11 | 108 | 16 | 9 | 105 | 271 | 355 |
At the end of the year, 341 cases on the Dispensary Register
were definitely diagnosed as suffering from tuberculosis, whilst
in 14 cases the diagnosis still remained in abeyance.