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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Twenty-nine deaths of notified cases occurred (including one
certified due to appendicectomy). Six cases left the district or
could not otherwise be traced, leaving 896 on the register on
December 31st, 1926, 443 being male and 453 female.
Particulars of new cases of tuberculosis notified and of deaths the disease during 1926 is afforded by the following table:—
| New Cases. | Deaths. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
| Under 1 year | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 to 5 years | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| 5 to 10 years | 19 | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 10 to 15 years | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 15 to 20 years | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 20 to 25 years | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| 25 to 35 years | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — |
| 35 to 45 years | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | I | — |
| 45 to 55 years | 7 | 4 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — |
| 55 to 65 years | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 65 yrs. & upwards | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 62 | 51 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 2 |
PUBLIC HEALTH (PREVENTION OF TUBERCULOSIS)
REGULATIONS, 1925.
These regulations, which came into force on July 31st, 1925,
give power to a local authority to prevent any person suffering
from tuberculosis of the respiratory tract entering upon any
employment or occupation in connection with a dairy which
would involve the milking of cows, the treatment of milk, or the
handling of vessels used for containing milk. Any person who
deems himself aggrieved by a requirement under these regulations
may appeal to a Court of Summary Jurisdiction, and may. under
certain circumstances, be compensated for any damage sustained.
In no instance was it found necessary to take action under these
regulations.