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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Pulmonary and 69 other forms. The rates being 8.7 ner 1,000
inhabitants.
Pulmonary. Other.
Form A (Primary Notifications) 125 65
Form B (School Cases) 18 4
Form C (Admissions to Institutions) 45 2
Form C (Discharges from Institutions) 41 4
Taking the figures for last year and subtracting the number
in institutions, the number dead, the number discharged
from the dispensary, there are at least 330 persons or 10 ner
cent, of the population who are suffering from this disease, and
who may be the source of further infection.
The age distribution was: —
| Under 1 year 1.5 | 515 | 15.25 | 25.45 | 45.65 | Over 65 Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 11 | 42 | 39 | 87 | 40 | 7 229 | |
| 2 19 | 28 | 15 | 10 | — | 1 75 |
The total number of deaths was 55. The mean death.rate
from Tuberculosis prior to compulsory notification was .96 per
1,000, subsequent to notification it is 17 or nearly twice as
great.
The following figures are extracted from the monthly returns
made by the Tuberculosis Officer to the County Authorities,
and in pursuance of his appointment by the District
Council as Assistant Medical Officer for Tuberculosis are included
in the present statement.