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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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During the year, 123 notifications were received of all forms of tuberculosis—
pulmonary 85 and non-pulmonarv 38.
Information was received of the removal into the district of 37 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.
| Form I. | Form II. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non -Pulmonary. | ||||
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. |
There were 789 attendances at the dispensary during the year for the purpose
of medical examination, 333 being made by new cases. Of new cases attending
during the year, 18 were subsequently notified as suffering from tuberculosis, 39
had been previously notified, while 36 were inward transfers.
| No. on Dispensary Register 31-12-30. | Numbers removed from the Dispensary Register. | Number on Dispensary Register 31-12-31. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Died. | Left District and L.S.O. | Discharged (Non Tb.) | Discharged " Cured " | Amended Diagnosis. | Total. | ||
At the end of the year, 295 cases on the Dispensary Register were definitely
diagnosed as suffering from tuberculosis, whilst in 11 cases the diagnosis still
remained in abeyance.
Forty-five deaths occurred from tuberculosis (all forms) 40 of these being
pulmonary cases. The number of deaths in institutions was 19.