London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Barking 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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MaleFemaleTotal
General Public
Requiring immediate treatment1-1
Requiring close clinic supervision112
Requiring occasional clinic supervision8614
Presumed healed, no further action needed101020
Schoolchildren
Presumed healed, no further action needed-11

IV. OTHER ABNORMALITIES

Below is given a summary of other abnormalities detected:-

MaleFemaleTotal
Bronchial carcinoma2-2
Neurofibroma-11
Congenital abnormalities of heart and vessels-44
Acquired abnormalities of heart and vessels437
Hamartoma-11
Spontaneous pneumothorax1-1
Sarcoidosis112
Pneumonia235
Bronchiectasis-11
Emphysema1-1
Pulmonary fibrosis (non-tuberculous)6-6
Pneumoconiosis1-1
Pleural thickening or calcification (non-tuberculous)123
Abnormalities of the diaphragm112
Congenital abnormalities of bony thorax and soft tissues3-3
Total231740

Of the total of 8,609 seen by the Unit only 109 were recalled
for further investigation.
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