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Barking 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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5. ARTIFICIAL IMMUNISATION.
Artificial immunisation is carried on in Barking against diphtheria. A few people
only are anxious to have this carried out.
The following table shows what has been done under this scheme:—
Total number of cases treated 8
Number of first attendances for treatment 6
„ second ,, ,, 14
„ final " Schick " tests 7
6. CANCER.
There have been 67 deaths from cancer, 43 below the age of 65 years and 24 above
the age of 65.
The following table shows the occupations of the 67 persons who died from cancer
during the year 1933.
Male.
Female.
Caterer 1
Children's Nurse (Spinster) 1
Clerks 5
Spinster 1
Confectioner and Tobacconist 1
Widows 13
Driller, Ship Building 1
Wives 16
Factory Managers 2
Foreman, Wholesale Fruiterers 1
Ganger 1
Gas Workers 3
Hatter's Assistant 1
House Decorator 1
Labourers 7
Licensed Victualler 1
Locomotive Fireman 1
Retired (no occupation) 3
Scaffolder 1
Ship's Steward 1
Steel Fixer 1
Stoker Engineer 1
Wine Merchant's Cellarman 1
Waterman and Lighterman 1
Wood Turner 1
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