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Barking 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1925, SECTION 62.
In no instance was it found necessary to take action under
this section to secure the compulsory removal to hospital of a
tuberculous person in an infective state.
As regards the occupations of notified cases during the year the following table is of interest:—
| Waiters | 1 | Gatekeepers | 1 |
| Clerks | 3 | Errand Boys | 1 |
| School Children | 50 | Bakers | 1 |
| Publicans | 1 | Policemen | 1 |
| Housewives | 16 | Messengers | 1 |
| Nurses | 1 | Draughtsmen | 1 |
| Saleswomen | 1 | Warehousemen | 1 |
| Printers | 4 | Display Card Makers | 1 |
| Machinists | 2 | Cigarette Packers | 1 |
| Labourers | 12 | Crane Drivers | 1 |
| Shop Assistants | 4 | Blacksmiths | 1 |
| Match Factory Workers | 1 | Lightermen | 1 |
| School Cleaners | 1 | Barmen | 1 |
| Factory Hands | 3 | Engineers | 1 |
| Newsagents | 1 | Turners | 2 |
| Charwomen | 1 | Surgical Instrument Makers | 1 |
| Factory Cleaners | 2 | Slaters | 1 |
| Seamen | 2 | No occupation | 9 |
The following figures indicate for the four quarters of the year the percentage attendances of cases per 10,000 population at the Tuberculosis Dispensary and of those admitted to sanatoria under the County Council:—
| Attendances at Dispensary. | Admission to Sanatoria. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate per 10,000 population. | No. | Rate per 10,000 population | |
| 1st Quarter | 331 | 85.0 | 13 | 3.3 |
| 2nd Quarter | 329 | 84.5 | 21 | 5.3 |
| 3rd Quarter | 310 | 79.6 | 20 | 5.1 |
| 4th Quarter | 372 | 95.5 | 18 | 4.6 |