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Barking 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

Published
1949
Pages
72
Tables
39

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  • Page 3
    HOUSING APPLICATIONS.
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    One day John asked me to address a meeting in which he was interested on the question of parks and open spaces in Barking. Now when called upon to make such an address I always ask the most competent person I know to outline remarks for me, and in this case a colleague, who wishes to remain anonymous, wrote the following notes:—
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    Old Age Pensioners.
    M.F.
  • Page 10
    NATURE OF ATTENDANCE AT CONFINEMENTS; 1948.
    No. of Cases.
  • Page 13
    DENTAL SERVICE—1948.
    Mothers and ToddlersAdults— Public SchemeSchool ChildrenTOTAL
  • Page 15
    CASES ATTENDED BY DOMESTIC HELPS.
    Type of Cases.Year.
    1945194619471948
  • Page 17
    AMBULANCE CALLS.
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    POST-NATAL CLINIC.
    Year.No. of Births.No. of cases attending.
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    GYNAECOLOGICAL CLINIC.
    Year.No. of cases.
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    BIRTH RATES—1948.
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    BIRTH RATES IN BARKING, 1944-1948.
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    ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC.
    Toddlers and Adults.School Children.
  • Page 29
    EAR, NOSE AND THROAT SERVICE.
    Mothers and ToddlersAdults— Public SchemeSchool ChildrenTOTAL
    19471948194719481947194819471948
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    CHIROPODY SERVICE.
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    SKIN CLINIC.
    Consultations.Treatments.
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    SCABIES.
    New CasesRecurring CasesTOTAL
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    TREATMENT OF DEFECTIVE VISION.
    Mothers and Toddlers.Adults— Public Scheme.School Children.TOTAL.
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    SQUINT TRAINING.
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    NOTIFICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS.
    New Cases Notified
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTOTAL
    M.F.M.F.
  • Page 41
    ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION—1948. Monthly Record of Solid Matter in Tons per Square Mile.
    Apr.MayJun.Jul.Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.
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    ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION—1948. Sulphur Dioxide by the Lead-Peroxide Method. Milligrams of S03 per 1,000 Square Centimetres.
    JuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.
  • Page 43
    The following table shows the degree of infestation found to exist:—
    MayNovember
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    Surface Infestation.—In connection with the general surface infestation, the Corporation employs a trained rodent operative who has carried out 709 disinfestations as follows:—
  • Page 44
    Samples of swimming bath water were taken as below:—
    Number
  • Page 48
    The following details of hutted camps are given:—
  • Page 54
    GENERAL STATISTICS—1948.
  • Page 55
    The Health of Barking
    DEATHS.TotalMalesFemales
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    DEATHS (NET). Causes and Totals.
    Causes of Death.Total.
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    COMPARATIVE INFANT MORTALITY RATES.
    Year.Barking.County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London.England and Wales.
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    INFANT MORTALITY—1948.
    Age in Months at Death.
    0-11-22-33-44-55-66-77-88-99-1010-1111-12Total
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    Number of children at 31st December, 1948, who had completed a course of Immunisation at any time before that date (i.e., at any time since 1st January, 1934).
    Age at 31.12.48Under 1 year1 years2 years3 years4 years5-9 years10-14 yearsTotal
    i.e., Born in Year 194819471946194519441939/431934/38uner 15
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    (A) SANITARY INSPECTION.
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    1 .—Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten noticesOccupiers prosecuted
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    2.— Cases in zvhich Defects were found.
    ParticularsNumber of cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred
    To H.M. InspectorBy H M. Inspector
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    OUTWORK.
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    (D) INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD. MILK SAMPLES—BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION—1948.
    Type of SampleSatisfactoryUnsatisfactoryTotals