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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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The following is a summary of the information in the 60 cases above referred to:— Patient slept in—
| Separate bed room 25 | ||
| Separate bed in living room 8 | ||
| Separate bed in room shared with— | ||
| 1 adult 4 | ||
| 2 adults 2 | ||
| 3 adults 2 | ||
| 1 child 1 | ||
| Shared bed with— | ||
| No others in room | 1 adult (Husband or Wife) 7 | |
| 1 adult (not Husband or Wife) 7 | ||
| 1 child 1 | ||
| Shared bed with— | Other persons in bedroom | |
| 1 adult | 2 children 1 | |
| 1 adult | 1 child 1 | |
| 1 adult | 1 adult 1 | |
| 1 adult | 1 adult, 1 child 3 | |
| 1 child | 2 children 1 | |
| 1 child | 2 adults 1 | |
| 65 | ||
| "A."—Good environment, clean, well-kept, separate bedroom (or in the case of husband and wife, no other occupant of bedroom), good food and clothing | 12 |
| " 13."—Fair. Separate bed, but not separate bedroom | 42 |
| "C."—Bad. Dirty environment, dirty ill-kept home, no separate bed, bad management as to food and clothing | 9 |
| 63 |
The following summary gives the position at the end of 1931 of the 88 new cases respecting which information was received during the year:—
| Dead | 21 |
| Cases removed to Nursing home, Hospital or Infirmary and still in-patients at the end of year | 13 |
| In-patients in Sanatoria at end of year | 14 |
| Removed from Borough | 15 |
| Home Treatment—Private or Panel Doctor | 15 |
| Away in country | 2 |
| No information | 8 |
| 83 |
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