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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
Barnet 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet]
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Anaesthetics
General anaesthetics administered by
Dental Officers 3
Inspections:
| Children under 5 | Expectant and Nursing Mothers | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients given first inspections | 573 | 82 | |
| Number of patients who required treatment | 297 | 66 | |
| Number of patients who were offered treatment | 297 | 66 | |
Number of Dental Officers sessions devoted to
maternity and child welfare patients 212
T uberculosis
The Borough is served by two chest clinics, i.e. Edgware Chest Clinic (attached to
Edgware General Hospital) Chest Physician — Dr. H.J. Trenchard, and Barnet Chest Clinic
(attached to Barnet General Hospital) Chest Physician — Dr. J.G. Hounslow. The
Department's health visitors and T.B. visitors continued to carry out social visiting and
act as liaison between the patients and the Chest Physicians.
1. Number of cases of tuberculosis under treatment or supervision at 31st, December, 1968:—
| 1800 | 1342 | 183 | 3325 | 64 | 77 | 6 | 147 |
2. Number of cases of respiratory tuberculosis (whether notified or not) included under
Section 1 above which were new to the clinics (but excluding transfers from other clinics) during the year ended 31st December, 1968:—
| * Classification | Non-Bacteriologically Confirmed | Bacteriologically Confirmed | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Children | Total | Men | Women | Children | Total | |
| Group I | 25 | 21 | 91 0 | 137 | 10 | 6 | - | 16 |
| Group II | 10 | 3 | - | 13 | 12 | 4 | - | 16 |
| Group III | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| Totals | 40 | 26 | 92 0 | 158 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 46 |
0Includes 82 school children found tuberculin positive under school scheme and who had not
previously received B.C.G.
102