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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 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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SKIN CLINIC.
Dr. Deville, your Specialist Consultant in
Skin Diseases, held weekly sessions in Paget Ward at
the Barking Hospital. One hundred and ninety-one
new cases were seen by Dr. Deville which was an
increase of only eighteen over the number seen in 1948.
In addition eight hundred and ten new cases
were seen by your Medical Officers at other OutPatient
Skin Clinics.
Over four thousand attendances for the
treatment of skin conditions were made during the

Table: The following table shows that there has been a most satisfactory decrease in the number of children requiring treatment for Scabies during the past four years:-

The following table shows that there has been a most satisfactory decrease in the number of children requiring treatment for Scabies during the past four years:-

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PAEDIATRIC CLINIC.
Dr. A. Doyne Bell, your Children's Specialist
Consultant, resigned in November and was succeeded
by Dr, S.B. Dimson. This Clinic continued to be
held on alternate Thursdays, and during the year
one hundred and ten attendances were made.
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