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Barking 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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TUBERCULOSIS
In co-operation with the Chest Physicians, Dr. F. Macken and
Dr. H. Loudon, the opportunity was taken to co-ordinate the records
held at the Department with those of the Chest Clinic, which resulted
in a substantial reduction in the number of notified cases of tuberculosis
recorded on the Register at the end of the year.
We are again indebted to the Chest Clinic for their help and
co-operation during the year.
Notifications and Deaths
| New Cases | Deaths | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Meninges and CNS | Other | Total | Pulmonary | Non Pulmonary | ||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Under 5 years | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 5- | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 15- | 13 | 7 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| 45- | 18 | 10 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 65 & upwards | 6 | 3 | - | - | — | 9 | 3 | 3 | - | — | |
| Totals | 39 | 23 | - | - | 5 | 5 | 72 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
Transferred Cases
| Into Borough | Out of Borough | Net Increase |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 5 | 11 |
Tuberculosis Visiting
| No. of cases on Register | No. of Households Involved | No. of Home Visits made |
|---|---|---|
| 472 | 403 | 821 |
Free Milk
On the recommendation of a Chest Physician additional supplies of
milk are made available to patients suffering from tuberculosis, and 90
patients were so assisted during the year.
MASS MINIATURE X-RAY SERVICE
A memorandum issued in December 1969 by the Department of Health and
Social Security requested Regional Hospital Boards to consider in consultation
with local authorities how the need for chest x-ray services in their regions
could best be met in view of a proposal to discontinue this service and
integrate the remaining units with hospital radiological departments.
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