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Barking 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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included in the number of notifications received—
five of these are old cases returned to Barking. This
compares with 19 received during 1943 and 28 for
1942.
Statistics in relation to Tuberculosis for the years 1940 to 1944 are given below:—
| Year 1940 | Year 1941 | Year 1942 | Year 1943 | Year 1944 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Cases Notified— Pulmonary | 117 | 113 | 107 | 106 | 108 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 15 | 28 | 30 | 21 | 14 |
| Total of New Cases Notified | 132 | 141 | 137 | 127 | 122 |
| Deaths from Tuberculosis— Pulmonary | 41 | 48 | 37 | 42 | 43 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | •5 |
| Total deaths from Tuberculosis . . | 43 | 56 | 44 | 46 | 48 |
The Tuberculosis Officer advises me that there
was actually an increase in availability of methods of
diagnosis, namely a separate weekly children's session.
He does not think that any apparent increase in the
incidence of tuberculosis could be attributed to this
slight increase in availability of methods of diagnosis.
The Tuberculosis Officer also states that there
does appear to have been an increased use during the
year 1944, as compared with the preceding year,
by the practitioners in the area, of the services available
for diagnosis. It may be that any apparent increase
in the incidence of tuberculosis is due to this increased
use of the facilities, indirectly owing to
greater public attention being directed to matters