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Barking 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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The number of notified cases on the register on December 31st„
1927, was 946, compared with 896 for the corresponding period of
the preceding year.
During the year, 108 notifications were received of all
forms of tuberculosis—pulmonary 87, and non-pulmonary 21—
representing a notification rate of 2.7 compared with 3.41 foi 1926.
Information was received of the removal into the district of six
tuberculous persons.
Thirty-seven deaths of notified cases occurred. 12 cases left the
district or could not otherwise be traced, 15 cases were discharged
"cured," leaving 946 on the register on December 31st, 1927,
471 being male and 475 female.
Particulars of new cases of tuberculosis notified and of deaths from the disease during 1927 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 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1 to 5 years | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| 5 to 10 years | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| 10 to 15 years | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| 15 to 20 years | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 20 to 25 years | 6 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| 25 to 35 years | 11 | 10 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 35 to 45 years | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| 45 to 55 years | 7 | i | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 |
| 55 to 65 years | 5 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — |
| 65 yrs. & upwards | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 49 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 4 |
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