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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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85
Typhoid Fever and Paratyphoid Fever.
Four cases were notified during the year with no death. In London 291 cases
were notified giving rise to 25 deaths.

Table: The following table gives particulars of the cases notified in Holborn:—

The following table gives particulars of the cases notified in Holborn:—

Case.Age.Sex.Occupation.Date ofNotification.Notified as.Nature of Laboratory Examination.Final Diagnosis.Where treatedContracted inBorough.Probable Source of Disease.
A.C.13M.School20th Mar., 1930Paratyphoid BAgglutination testParatyphoid FeverN.W. HospitalYesNo information
E F.S.41F.Housework14th April ,,Enteric FeverNo informationInfluenzaS.W. HospitalNoNot Enteric Fever
c.w.30F.Travelling for pleasure17th July ,,Typhoid FeverAgglutination testTyphoid FeverItalian HospitalNoAbroad. Arrived in England day before onset
E.S.17F.Travelling for pleasure25th Aug. „Enteric FeverAgglutination testTyphoid FeverPri vate Nursing HomeNoAbroad. Was ill on arrival from Continent