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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
Friern Barnet 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]
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In addition eighteen persons who had previously
been notified as suffering from tuberculosis whilst
living in other areas, came to live in the district during
the year. The total number of cases added to the
register, therefore, was 33, five fewer than the previous
year.
The distribution of the new cases in the various
Wards was as follows:-
North. South. Central. East. West. Friern Hospital.
5 2 3 1 - 4
A general classification of the cases notified during the past three years (excluding those notified from Friern Hospital) in relation to their employment was:-
| 1953. | 1954. | 1955. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clerical | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Housewives | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Children | 1 | — | — |
| Professional Classes | 1 | — | — |
| Factory Workers | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Manual Workers | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Hairdressing | — | 1 | — |
| Food Trades | 2 | — | — |
| Nurses | 1 | — | — |
| Unclassified | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Arrangements have been made for the Mass Radiography
Unit 5B to visit the district in 1956, after a lapse of
approximately 3 years, apart from the work carried out
last year in X-raying school leavers.
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