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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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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TUBERCULOSIS STATISTICS NOTIFICATIONS AND DEATHS
| AGE | NEW CASES | DEATHS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Meninges and C.N.S. | Other | Total | Pulmonary | Non–Pulmonary | |||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Under 5 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5– | 1 | 6 | – | – | 2 | – | 3 | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| 15– | 7 | 5 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| 45– | 11 | 7 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| 65 + | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| (18 other notified cases died during the year but tuberculosis was not assessed to be the cause of death) | ||||||||||||
| Total | 27 | 19 | – | – | 5 | 2 | 32 | 21 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
TRANSFERRED CASES
Into Borough 7
Outwards 12
Net Decrease 5
TUBERCULOSIS REGISTER
No. of cases on Register 466
Free Milk
On the recommendation of a Chest Physician additional supplies of milk are made
available to patients suffering from tuberculosis, 49 patients were so assisted during the year.
39.