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Barking 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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(e) Scabies.—Fifty-eight cases of scabies were brought to the notice of the department
during the year. Disinfection of bedding and blankets was carried out
in all but seventeen cases, where the parents declined the services offered.
(f) General.— Non-notifiable infectious diseases amongst school-children arcmuch
more easily traced than the diseases amongst adults.
As you know, the School Attendance Officers of the Education Committee
are General Inquiry Officers, and we have a lot of reliable information on which
we can act so far as infectious diseases amongst school-children are concerned.
47. BARKING HOSPITAL.
(a) Admissions.
The following is the table of admissions, etc., in respect of infectious diseases during 1932 :—
| Disease. | In Hospital January, 1st, 1932. | Admitted during the year. | Died. | Discharged. | In Hospital Dec. 31st, 1932. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 28 | 161 | *2 | 156 | 31 |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 20 | 93 | 3 | 99 | |
| Whooping Cough and Convulsions | _ | - | _ | ||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | _ | _ | _ | ||
| Enteric Fever | _ | 14 | _ | 3 | |
| Pneumonia | _ | 6 | 3 | 2 | |
| Pneumonia pnd Measles | _ | 2 | _ | ||
| Pneumonia and Whooping Cough | _ | _ | _ | ||
| Pneumonia and Croup | _ | 2 | _ | 2 | _ |
| Tonsillitis | 3 | _ | 4 | 4 | |
| Erysipelas | _ | 6 | _ | 6 | _ |
| Measles | _ | _ | _ | ||
| Measles and Laryngeal Croup | _ | _ | _ | ||
| Others | _ | 3 | _ | 2 |
*Hospital diagnosis—Encephalitis and broncho-pneumonia.