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Barking 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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144
During the year, 141 notifications were received of
all forms of Tuberculosis—pulmonary 109 and nonpulmonary
32 and there were 3 deaths of un-notified
cases (2 pulmonary and 1 non-pulmonary), making a
total of 144 new cases during the year.
Information has been received of the removal into
the district of 44 tuberculous persons, included in
number of notifications received. This compares with
36 received during 1937 and 50 for 1936.
Once again I want to call attention to the large
number of inward transfers. This is due in large part
to the expansion and development of the district.
The following are particulars of cases notified on Forms I and II during the year:—
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. |
| 53 | 46 | 7 | 5 |
| Form II. | |||
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | ||
| Male. | Female. | Male, | Female. |
| 46 | 43 | 6 | 3 |
Thirty-six deaths occurred from Tuberculosis (all
forms) thirty-one of these being pulmonary cases.
The number of deaths in institutions was eighteen.