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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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THE HEALTH OF BARKING
| Consultations. | Treatments. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1946 | Year 1947 | Year 1946 | Year 1947 | |
| Sessions | 47 | 52 | 100 | 104 |
| Attendances :— | ||||
| Children under 5 years | 212 | 238 | 472 | 643 |
| Children 5-15 years | 351 | 467 | 1,505 | 1,785 |
| Ante Natal and Post Natal Cases | 191 | 198 | 358 | 460 |
| Other categories (including Public Adult Scheme) | 184 | 126 | 325 | 292 |
| New Cases | Recurring Cases | TOTAL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1946 | Year 1947 | Year 1946 | Year 1947 | Year 1946 | Year 1947 | |
| Total number of patients | 662 | 277 | 49 | 10 | 711 | 287 |
| Adults | 357 | 140 | 18 | 1 | 375 | 141 |
| Children | 305 | 137 | 31 | 9 | 336 | 146 |
| Referred from:— | ||||||
| Clinics | 267 | 139 | 25 | 9 | 292 | 148 |
| Other sources | 395 | 138 | 24 | 1 | 419 | 139 |
| Number of cases cleansed at the Barking Hospital:— | ||||||
| Adults | 233 | 96 | 15 | 1 | 248 | 97 |
| Children | 273 | 124 | 30 | 9 | 303 | 133 |
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