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Holborn 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Less Diphtheria in Holborn than in London.
The following table shows the diphtheria notification rates in England and
Wales, London, and Holborn during the eight years 1922-29. As the Schick test
and immunisation against diphtheria were started in Holborn in the early part of
1922 the figures are of interest: —
| England and Wales | London | Holborn | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 1.37 | 3.37 | 2.52 |
| 1923 | 1.05 | 2.27 | 2.25 |
| 1924 | 1.07 | 2.31 | 1.58 |
| 1925 | 1.23 | 2.73 | 1.75 |
| 1926 | 1.31 | 2.96 | 1.69 |
| 1927 | 1.33 | 2.71 | 1.28 |
| 1928 | 1.55 | 2.75 | 1.45 |
| 1929 | 1.59 | 2.68 | 1.88 |
The figures for England and Wales and London are taken from the Registrar-General's
Statistical Reviews for the years 1922-29.
Scarlet Fever.
There were 90 notifications of scarlet fever. All but four were removed to
hospital.
Two cases were returned as not suffering from scarlet fever; one was found to bo
suffering from measles, no obvious disease was found in the other.
Four notifications of "secondary" cases were received. From five hospitals
in the Borough 22 in-patients were notified as so suffering; none was resident in
Holborn. There were no "return" cases of scarlet fever.
There was no death from this disease.
16,699 cases of scarlet fever were notified in London with 112 deaths.
Acute Rheumatism in Children.
The Holborn (Acute Rheumatism) Regulations of 1929 came into
force on the 1st April, 1929; these require the notification of acute rheumatism
in children up to the age of sixteen years.