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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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Transferred Cases
| Clinic | Into Borough | Out of Borough | Nett gain or loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upney | 17 | 10 | + 7 |
| Five Elms | 32 | 37 | - 5 |
| Totals | 49 | k7 | + 2 |
Chest Clinics
| Clinic | No. cases on register | No. households involved | No. home visits made | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upney | 470 | 371 | 724 | |||
| Five Elms | 554 | 499 | 778 | |||
| Totals | 1,024 | 870 | 1,502 | |||
| Clinic | Ante-natal | Child Contacts | No. B.C.G. given | |||
| No. chest X-rays | No. T.B. | No. of Attendances | No. T.B. | Children | Other | |
| Upney | 1,155 | 1 | 2,579 | 1 | 230 | - |
| Five Elms | 163 | - | 660 | 1 | 108 | 10* |
| Totals | 1,318 | 1 | 3,239 | 2 | 338 | 10 |
*Staff at Dagenham Hospital.
The statistics presented here are a combination of the morbidity and mortality figures for tuberculosis throughout the year of 1965 in the whole of this new London Borough. So that a comparison can be made with the situation previous to 1965, the following table is given:-
| Year | New Cases Notified (all forms of T.B.) | Number of Deaths | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barking | Dagenham | Total | Barking | Dagenham | Total | |
| 1963 | 31 | 48 | 79 | 7 | 22 | 29 |
| 1964 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 7 | 19 | 26 |
| 1965 | 60 | 18 | ||||
Mass Radiography
Mass Radiography Unit 6A visited the Dagenham area of the borough in November
1965, and I am indebted to the Medical Director for the following details:-
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