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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | |||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| A.—New Cases examined during the year (excluding contacts):— | ||||||||||||
| 22 | 15 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 23 | 16 | 3 | – | |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 2 | 6 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 6 | – | 1 |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as | ||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| (b) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered in the Dispensary Register as tuberculosis) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 24 | 10 | 10 | |
| D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on December 31st — | ||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 102 | 67 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 114 | 84 | 17 | 17 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | – | –— | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |