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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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The solution has been found effective for the destruction of bugs, cockroaches,
fleas and other small insect pests, and the convenience of being able to obtain
a small quantity has been appreciated by a number of occupiers of small tenements.
During the year 14½ gallons of the solution in small; quantities were sold to 62
purchasers.
One hundred and nineteen verminous rooms were disinfested.
When fumigating verminous rooms we endeavour, whenever practicable, to
repeat the fumigation at the end of a week, by which time it is expected that any
eggs of bugs will have hatched out; a single fumigation of any severely infested
room cannot be regarded as satisfactory. In 99 cases last year this second fumigation
was carried out. Where this course for any reason was impracticable the
occupiers were encouraged to use the solution referred to above or take other
effective steps to prevent any recurrence of the nuisance.
Tuberculosis.
Summary of Notifications and Deaths.
The following table gives the number of new cases of tuberculosis and deaths from the disease in the Borough during 1930 in the form required by the Ministry of Health: —
| Ageperiods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | |||||
| 11 | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
| — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 10 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 25 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| 35 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | — | — |
| 45 | 14 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — |
| 55 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — |
| 63 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 48 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 1 | |