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Barking 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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(4) PNEUMONIA.
There were 45 notifications of all forms of Pneumonia
which means that there were considerably less
cases than in the year 1943, when the total number
was 113.
(5) CEREBRO SPINAL MENINGITIS.
In the years 1942 and 1943, there were 6 and 18
notifications respectively, whereas no cases have
occurred in the year 1944.
(6) TUBERCULOSIS.
Particulars of new cases of tuberculosis in the area during 1944 are given below:—
| New Cases Notified | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 year | ||||
| 1 to 5 years | — | 1 | 4 | — |
| 5 to 15 years | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 15 to 25 years | 14 | 29 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 to 35 years | 10 | 11 | — | — |
| 35 to 45 years | 15 | 4 | — | — |
| 45 to 55 years | 7 | 1 | — | — |
| 55 to 65 years | 3 | 3 | — | 1 |
| 65 years and upwards | 2 | — | — | — |
| 55 | 53 | 9 | 5 | |
One hundred and twenty-two notifications were
received of all forms of tuberculosis—pulmonary 108
and non-pulmonary 14 and there was one death of an
un-notified case making a total of 123 new cases.
Information has been received of the removal
into the district of twenty tuberculous persons,