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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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THE HEALTH OF BARKING
TABLE X SKIN CLINIC.
| Consultations. | T reatments. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1945 | Year 1946 | Year 1945 | Year 1946 | |
| Sessions | 48 | 47 | IOI | 100 |
| Attendances :— | ||||
| Children under 5 years | 139 | 212 | 300 | 472 |
| Children 5-15 years | 277 | 351 | 975 | 1505 358 325 |
| Ante Natal and Post Natal Cases | 126 | 191 | 114 | |
| Other categories (including Public Adult Scheme) .. | 167 | 184 | 171 | |
TABLE XI SCABIES—1946.
| New Cases | Recurring Cases | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of patients | 662 | 49 | 711 |
| Adults | 357 | 18 | 375 |
| Children | 305 | 31 | 336 |
| Referred from :— Clinics | 267 | 25 | 292 |
| Other sources | 395 | 24 | 419 |
| Number of cases cleansed at the Barking Hospital:— Adults | 233 | 15 | 248 |
| Children | 273 | 30 | 303 |
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