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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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(4) PNEUMONIA.
There were 80 notifications of all forms of
pneumonia received during the year, whereas in 1944
only 45 were received.
(5) CEREBRO SPINAL MENINGITIS.
During the year 3 cases were notified and successfully
treated in hospital. In addition, there were two
deaths of un-notified cases, making a total of five cases.
Particulars of new cases of tuberculosis in the area during 1945 are given below:—
| New Cases Notified | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| — | — | |||
| — | ||||
| — | — | |||
| — | ||||
| — | — | — | ||
| — | 1 | — | ||
One hundred and eighteen notifications were
received of all forms of tuberculosis—pulmonary 103
and non-pulmonary 15 and there were four deaths of
un-notified cases making a total of 122 new cases.