London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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| Adults | Children | Totals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Old | New | Old | ||
| 1955 | 278 | 417 | 203 | 683 | 1581 |
| 1956 | 215 | 527 | 185 | 814 | 1741 |
| 1957 | 200 | 690 | 114 | 922 | 1926 |
| 1958 | 101 | 691 | 95 | 807 | 1694 |
| 1959 | 228 | 705 | 82 | 798 | 1813 |
| 1960 | 79 | 672 | 99 | 810 | 1660 |
| 1961 | 110 | 680 | 113 | 809 | 1712 |
| 1962 | 88 | 683 | 89 | 741 | 1601 |
| 1963 | 93 | 656 | 84 | 886 | 1719 |
| 1964 | 74 | 634 | 84 | 696 | 1488 |
At the end of 1964 there were 559 cases of tuberculosis on the
register involving 502 households, which is a slight increase on
the previous year.
The nursing attendance at the clinic sessions and the home
visiting is done by two members of your nursing staff. 14 9 home
visits were made during the year.
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