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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
Holborn 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adlults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | |||||||
| M. | ¥. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| A.—New Cases examined during the year (excluding contacts):— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 23 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 4 | |
| (6) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | - | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| (6) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | - | — | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 27 | 20 | 11 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as | ||||||||||||
| (a) Cured | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — |
| (b) Diagnosis not confirmed or non-tuberculous (including cancellation of cases notified in error) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 39 | 22 | 12 |
| D.—Number of Persons on Dis pensary Register on December 31st:— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Diagnosis completed | 82 | 64 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 93 | 80 | 18 | 9 |
| 1b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — |