Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Summary of Changes in Tuberculosis Register During 1949.
Pulmonary. | Non- Pulmonary. | Total. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cases on Register at 31st December, 1948 | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
Cases on Register at 31st December, 1948 | 108 | 90 | 12 | 23 | 233 |
Cases Added. | |||||
Primary notifications | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 48 |
Transferred from other districts | 12 | 14 | 2 | — | 28 |
Restored to Register | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Death Returns | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
Totals | 146 | 124 | 18 | 26 | 314 |
Cases Removed. | |||||
Moved to other districts | 21 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 39 |
Recovered | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 6 |
Died | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | 17 |
Lost trace of | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
Totals | 35 | 20 | 4 | 64 | |
Cases on Register at 31st December, 1949 | 111 | 104 | 14 | 250 |
The total number of new cases during the year was 81, equal to a notification rate
of 3.25 per 1,000 population.
The number of deaths from all forms of Tuberculosis during the year was 15,
equal to a death rate of .59 per 1,000 population.