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Barking 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Measles and Whooping Cough.—Cases amongst school children
are reported to the School Medical Officer by school teachers,
attendance officers and nurses, appropriate action being taken as
regards exclusion and supervision of contacts.
ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
The following is the table of admissions, etc., in respect of infectious diseases during 1927 :—
| Disease. | In Hospital January, 1st, 1927. | Admitted during the year. | Died. | Dis charged | In Hospital Dec. 31st. 1927. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 10 | 148 | 136 | 20 | |
| Diphtheria | 5 | 72 | 2* | 58 | 18 |
| Pneumonia | I | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Chicken Pox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mumps | — | — | — | — | — |
| Epidemic Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | — | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Erysipelas | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Tuberculosis | — | 1 | — | — | — |
* i death certified due to Ulcerated Tonsillitis.
+I case transferred from Maternity Ward.
+I death certified due to Tubercular Meningitis.
TUBERCULOSIS.
Administrative Arrangements.—Under the Essex County Council
(the responsible authority for the treatment of tuberculosis), the
Medical Officer of Health of Barking continued as Tuberculosis
Officer for the district during the year. The administrative arrangements
for dealing with tuberculosis in the area include :—
(a) A dispensary used on two half-days per week,
(b) Garden shelters for suitable cases,
(c) Sanatorium accommodation for surgical tuberculosis,
(d) Sanatorium accommodation for suitable early pulmonary
cases, and in some instances the more advanced,
(e) Accommodation for a number of bedridden and advanced
cases at St. Joseph's Hospice, Hackney, and Liverpool
Road Hospital, Islington.