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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 1923

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health, for the year 1923

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The Dispensary is shared with St. Pancras and covers the area, South St.
PaDcras and the whole of the Borough of Holborn.
The Tuberculosis Officer attends three sessions each week, namely, Tuesday
and Friday afternoons and Thursday evenings.
The Dispensary Nurse assists at the Dispensary and visits cases in their
homes, working approximately half-time St. Pancras and half-time Holborn.

Table: Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912.Summary of Notifications during the period from the 31st December, 1922, to the 29th December, 1923, in the Metropolitan Borough of Holborn.

Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912.

Summary of Notifications during the period from the 31st December, 1922, to the 29th December, 1923, in the Metropolitan Borough of Holborn.

Age-periods.Notifications on Form A.Notifications on Form B.Number of Notifications on Form C.
Number of Primary Notifications.Number of Primary Notifications.
0 to 1.1 to 5.5 to 10.10 to 15.15 to 20.20 to 25.25 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 55.55 to 65.65 and upwards.Total Primary Notifications.Total Notifications on Form A.Under 5.5 to 10.10 to 15.Total Primary Notifications.Total Notifications on Form B.Poor Law InstitutionsSanatoria.
Pulmonary Males.........113639212641...............6034
,, Females............416723...2330...1...111613
Non-pulmonary Males.........112............156...............24
,, Females...111...11............56..................2

Table: Supplemental Return.New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the period from the 31st December, 1922, to the 29th December, 1923, otherwise than by notification on Form A or Form B under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912.

Supplemental Return.

New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the period from the 31st December, 1922, to the 29th December, 1923, otherwise than by notification on Form A or Form B under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912.

Age-periods.0 to 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5556 to 6565 and upwards.Total Cases
Pulmonary Males...............2...562419
,, Females..................2...1......3
Non-pulmonary Males........................2......2
,, Females.........1.....................1

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Tuberculosis Notifications.
Excluding duplicates the total number of notifications received on Forms A
or B during the year, 1923, was 60; 25 other cases were brought to my knowledge
mainly by notifications on Forms C and D making 85 new cases in the year. These
were, private cases 27, hospital cases 38, poor law cases. 19, school case 1.
Of the 85 cases, 72 were pulmonary tuberculosis and 13 non-pulmonary
tuberculosis. Forty-three of the cases were removed for treatment to hospital,
infirmary or sanatorium.