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The initiation of the Tuberculosis Care Committee as a local institution and
the administrative change whereby all correspondence concerning tuberculous
patients is sent to the Borough Medical Officer of Health continue to prove
beneficial; knowledge of the patients thus made available for the local public
health staff is increased in a natural and easy way and the interest in the work
encouraged.
Total number of cases on the Register of Tuberculosis in the
Borough on the 31st December, 1980 339
Number of these patients residing in common lodging houses 16
The average number of cases notified annually during the
past ten years 94
The number notified in the year 1930 86
Of the 86 cases notified in 1930, the number who attended
the Dispensary 34
Total number of new cases examined at the Dispensary for
the first time in 1930, including the above 34, and all
contacts 146
Total attendances at the Dispensary in 1930 997
Supervision of home conditions; visits paid by—
Tuberculosis Officer 28
Dispensary Nurse 1,191
The present arrangements for the Tuberculosis Dispensary are as follows: —
The Dispensary is at the University College Hospital, Gower Street, in the Borough of
St. Pancras.
The Dispensary covers the whole of the Borough of Holborn.
The Tuberculosis Officer attends three sessions each week, namely, Monday and Wednesday
afternoons and Thursday evenings.
The Dispensary Nurse assists at the Dispensary and visits cases in their homes.