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Barking 1942

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

Published
1943
Pages
34
Tables
20

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20 tables in this report

  • Page 5
    The principal causes of death are set out here under:- (net deaths).
    Causes of Death.Total.
  • Page 6
    The actual causes of death of these forty-three children are set out in the following table:-
    0-1 mth1-3 mths3-6 mths6-9 mths9-12 mthsTotal under 1 year.
  • Page 8
    The following statistics indicate the increased use of the facilities available:-
    19411942
  • Page 9
    The following is a statement of cases reported and treated during the year:-
    New cases.Recurring cases.Total.
  • Page 12
    PARTICULARS OF THE WORK DONE IN CONNECTION WITH THE ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC DURING 1942. Number of Sessions held ty Orthopaedic Surgeon: 12 Number of Sessions held try Masseuses: 1,031
    Toddlers & Adults.School Children.
  • Page 13
    The following table gives a comparison of the numbers dealt with in the past two years:-
    Mothers & Toddlers.Adults -Public Scheme.School Children.Totals.
    1941.1942.1941.1942.1941.1942.19a.1942.
  • Page 13
    Treatment of Defective Vision and Squint - Table of Statistics
    Mothers & Toddlers.Public Ophth. Scheme.School-Children.Total.
    19411942.1941.1942.1941.1942.19411942.
  • Page 14
    The following table shows the cases dealt with:-
    1941.1942.
  • Page 16
    (ii) Premises Controlled by Byelaws and Regulations.
    Inspections.Contraventions.Notices served.
  • Page 16
    (iii) Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    Inspections.Defects.Notices.
  • Page 16
    (iv) Miscellaneous.
    Inspections.Defects.Notioes.
  • Page 17
    (b) NOTICES SERVED.
  • Page 20
    The following table sets out the results of the bacteriological examination of various samples.
    Type of sample.Satisfactory.Unsatisfactory.Totals.
  • Page 22
    The following table shows the number of notifications of infectious diseases (other than tuberculosis) received during 1942:-
    DISEASE.Total.Total cases removed to Hospital.Deaths.
  • Page 23
    The following table shows the oases dealt with at Hospitals during the year:-
    Disease.In hospital 31st. Dec. 1941.Admitted during year.Died,Discharged.In hospital 31st. Dec. 1942.
  • Page 23
    Below I give a table shoving the number of cases of Paratyphoid Fever which have occurred in Barking over a period of seven years:-
    Year.Number of cases notified.Admitted to Hospital.
  • Page 24
    On enquiry no connection between the cases was found. Details are given below;-
    Occupat ion.
  • Page 25
    5. TUBERCULOSIS. Particulars of new cases of tuberculosis in the area during 1942 arc given below;-
    New Cases Notified.
    Pulmonary.Non Pulmonary
    M.P.M.F.
  • Page 26
    Statistics in relation to Tuberculosis for the years 1939 to 1942 are given below
    Year 1939Year 1940Year 1941Year 1942
  • Page 27
    Table of Statistics - Year 1942.
    Toddlers.Schoolchildren.Total.