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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Eight further cases were notified as "Cerebro Spinal Meningitis"
during the year, making a total of eighteen. Details are as follows:-
2 cases proved to "be Meningismus.
1 case " " " Influenza.
1 case " " " Pneumonia.
1 case " " " Tuberculous
Peritonitis.
1case " " " Tabes Dorsalis.
1 case " " " Gingivitis.
1 case " " " Bronchitis.
TOTAL. 8
FINDINGS.
It will be seen from the above figures that twice as many males
as females were attacked with meningitis, and all but two cases were of the
crebro spinal type.
Pour of the cases occurred in January, and three in July, which
does not seem to give any indication of any special infection period.
Eighteen cases were notified, and there were only ten actual cases.
Two cases wre canoelled from the weekly return, and in one of these the
diagnosis of "Tubercular Meningitis" was substituted for "Cerebro Spinal
Meningitis", making a final return of sixteen cases notified to the County
and the Ministry.
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. | |||
| Under 1 year. | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1 to 5 years. | - | 1 | 2 | - | ||
| 5 to 15 years. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 15 to 25 years. | 14 | 27 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 25 to 35 years. | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 35 to 45 years. | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 45 to 55 years. | 2 | 5 | - | - | ||
| 55 to 65 years. | 5 | 2 | - | - | ||
| 65 years and upwards. | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| 54 | 53 | 15 | 15 | |||
During the year, 157 notifications were received of all forms
of tuberculosis - pulmonary 107 and non-pulmonary 30, and there were
eight deaths of un-notified cases, making a total of 145 new cases.
Information has been received of the removal into the district
of 28 tuberculous persons, included in the number of notifications
reoeived - three of these are old oases returned to Barking. This compares
with 37 received during 1941- and 48 for 1940).
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