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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Barking 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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4. Tuberculosis.
Particulars of new crses of tuberculosis and of deaths from the disease in the area during 19 4 1 are given below:-
| New Cases Notified | Deaths. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non Pulmonary ' | Pulmonary | Non I pulmonary | ||||||
| M | F | M | P | M | F | H | P | ||
| Under 1 year | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| 1 to 5 years | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | |
| 5 to 15 years | _ | 2 | 3 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | ||
| 15 to 25 years | 18 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | _ | |
| 25 to 35 years | 13 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | _ | |
| 35 to 45 years | 12 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | _ | |
| 45 to 55 years | 11 | 4 | _ | _ | 2 | 2 | _ | 1 | |
| 9 | 2 | _ | _ | 9 | 1 | _ | _ | ||
| 65 years and upwards | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | _ | _ | |
| 64 | 49 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 1 | ||||
Daring the year 14I notifications were received of
all forms of tuberculosis - pulmonary 113 and nonpulmonary
28, and there were 10 deaths of un-notified
eases, making a total of 151 new cases during the year.
Information has been received of the removal into
the district of 37 tuberculous persons, included in the
number of notifications received - 12 of these are old
cases returned to Barking. This compares with 48 received
during 1940 and 22 for 1939.
5. Artificia1 Immunisation.
In Hay 194l, the Government- sent out circulars stressing
the dangers of diphtheria and pressing Local Authorities to
carry out diphtheria immunisation in an extensive manner.
As a result of this, numbers attending Immunisation
Clinics rose, and the number of sessions per week increased
from one to nine.
The total number of children inoculated against
diphtheria during the year was 2,047 as compared with 5U
in 1940. Immunisation against whooping cough and scarlet
fever was carried cut simultaneously, the total number
of children inoculated against these two complaints being
respectively 423 and 569.
Table of Statistics - Year 19 4 1.
| Toddlers | School children | Total, | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inoculations against Diphtheria | 677 | 1,370 | 2,047 |
| Scarlet Fever | 230 | 339 | 569. |
| " " Whooping Cough | 288 | 135 | 423. |