Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Male | Female | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Requiring immediate treatment | 1 | - | 1 |
Requiring close clinic supervision | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Requiring occasional clinic supervision | 8 | 6 | 14 |
Presumed healed, no further action needed | 10 | 10 | 20 |
Presumed healed, no further action needed | - | 1 | 1 |
IV. OTHER ABNORMALITIES
Below is given a summary of other abnormalities detected:-
Male | Female | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Bronchial carcinoma | 2 | - | 2 |
Neurofibroma | - | 1 | 1 |
Congenital abnormalities of heart and vessels | - | 4 | 4 |
Acquired abnormalities of heart and vessels | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Hamartoma | - | 1 | 1 |
Spontaneous pneumothorax | 1 | - | 1 |
Sarcoidosis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Pneumonia | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Bronchiectasis | - | 1 | 1 |
Emphysema | 1 | - | 1 |
Pulmonary fibrosis (non-tuberculous) | 6 | - | 6 |
Pneumoconiosis | 1 | - | 1 |
Pleural thickening or calcification (non-tuberculous) | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Abnormalities of the diaphragm | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Congenital abnormalities of bony thorax and soft tissues | 3 | - | 3 |
Total | 23 | 17 | 40 |
Of the total of 8,609 seen by the Unit only 109 were recalled
for further investigation.
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