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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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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The total attendances at Clinic sessions at Five Elms for the past
year have been 6395 with 1944 new patients. The total attendances at
Barking Hospital Chest Unit for the same period have been 3907 with
1024 new patients.
The total number of tuberculous cases on our register is at
present 428.
The total number of bronchial carcinoma cases found by us during
the year was 119 (this figure is not a complete figure for the Borough
as it lacks statistics from the Medical Division of cases not seen
by us; and also cases diagnosed at other hospitals of whom we are not
informed).
Some work has been done through the year on pulmonary industrial
hazards in factories. Our problems remain bronchitis, asthma, carcinoma
of lung and tuberculosis.
Our clinic nurses remain invaluable in visiting and in supervising
out-patient treatment therapy, contact follow ups, and in the finding of
tuberculin negative immigrants for B.C.G. vaccination.
The Local Authority Health Visitors continue to help in primary
visits to the homes of newly notified cases and to the homes of carcinoma
sufferers to discover if Cancer Relief is necessary, or additional home
help or nursing.
TUBERCULOSIS STATISTICS 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5- | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — |
| 15- | 10 | 8 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 25 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 45- | 9 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 65 and upwards | 6 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 10 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Totals | 25 | 13 | - | - | 5 | 6 | 49 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 |
Transferred Cases
Into Borough 7
Out of Borough 17
Net Decrease 10
Tuberculosis Visiting
No. of cases on Register 439
No. of Households visited 211
No. of Home Visits made 560
Free Milk
On the recommendation of a Chest Physician additional supplies of
milk are made available to patients suffering from tuberculosis, and 40
patients were so assisted during the year.
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