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Holborn 1915

Report for the year 1915 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table: 1904 344 1905 208 1906 191 1907 171 There were also the following voluntary notifications of Phthisis:- C 2 1908 152 1909 Voluntary 16 ,, Poor Law 326 ¯ 342 1910 Voluntary 16 „ Poor Law 154 ¯ 170 1911 Voluntary 3 „ Hospital 81 ,, Poor Law 104 ¯ 188 1912 Private 35 ,, Hospital 79 „ Poor Law 96 ¯ 210 1913 Private 58 ,, Hospitals 73 ,, Poor Law 73 ¯ 204 1914 Private 42 „ Hospitals 49 ,, Poor Law 44 ¯135 1915 Private 84 ,, Hospitals 49 „ Poor Law 65 ¯198

1904 344 1905 208 1906 191 1907 171 There were also the following voluntary notifications of Phthisis:- C 2 1908 152 1909 Voluntary 16 ,, Poor Law 326 ¯ 342 1910 Voluntary 16 „ Poor Law 154 ¯ 170 1911 Voluntary 3 „ Hospital 81 ,, Poor Law 104 ¯ 188 1912 Private 35 ,, Hospital 79 „ Poor Law 96 ¯ 210 1913 Private 58 ,, Hospitals 73 ,, Poor Law 73 ¯ 204 1914 Private 42 „ Hospitals 49 ,, Poor Law 44 ¯135 1915 Private 84 ,, Hospitals 49 „ Poor Law 65 ¯198

Year.Holborn Borough.London. Rate per 1,000
DeathsDeath-Rate per 1,000.
Crude.Corrected.
19051492.712.381.46
19061182.181.921.49
19071252.362.071.46
19081051.971.731.39
19091082.111.851.40
1910981.961.721.23
1911961.961.721.35
1912951.981.741.35
1913891.871.601.30
1914921.971.691.39
1915731.81(?)1.58

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In addition there were 9 deaths from Tuberculous Meningitis and 4 deaths
from other forms of Tuberculosis.
Notifications.
By the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912, the notification of
all forms of Tuberculosis was made compulsory.
Excluding duplicates and military and naval cases the total number of notifications
received was 198, of which 84 were private cases, 49 hospital cases, and
65 poor-law cases. Of these 162 were pulmonary cases and 36 non-pulmonary.
Of the total number of pulmonary cases 31, or 19'1 per cent., were residents
of common lodging houses, and were all but 1 at once or soon afterwards removed
to workhouse infirmaries. With few exceptions the remaining 131 lived in
tenement houses, and 77 of these were removed to infirmary or hospital, 54
remaining at home, but some of these had previously been in infirmaries,
hospitals or sanatoria.
Tuberculosis Dispensary.
(At University College Hospital.)
After careful consideration of various proposed schemes, arrangements were
finally made with the University College Hospital for the use of their Dispensary
as the Borough Tuberculosis Dispensary. The scheme was approved by the Local
Government Board, the London County Council, the National Insurance Commission
and the London Insurance Committee, and the Dispensary was opened on the
2nd February, 1915.