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Holborn 1926
Report for the year 1926 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Nine of the 15 were ascertained from the death returns and six were transfers
from other areas.
Tuberculosis 'Notifications.
Excluding duplicates the total number of notifications received on Forms A
or B during the year 1926 was 77; 15 other cases were brought to my knowledge,
(making 92 new cases in the year). These were:—Private cases 18, hospital cases
52, Poor Law cases 7, from death returns 9, transfers from other districts 6.
| Number of cases on Register, 1st January, 1926 | 270 |
| New cases registered, 1st January to 31st December, 1926 | 92 |
| 362 |
Removed from the Register during the same period for following reasons:—
| Removed from Borough | 35 | |
| Recovered | 1 | |
| Died | 30 | |
| Not suffering from tuberculosis | 1 | |
| — | 67 | |
| Number on Register 31st December, 1926 | ... | 295 |
Of the 92 cases entered on the Register in 1926, 66 were pulmonary tuberculosis
and 26 non-pulmonary tuberculosis. Forty-seven of the cases were
removed for treatment to hospital, infirmary or sanatorium.
Sleeping Conditions.
In 82 of the 92 new cases of tuberculosis in 1926 it was possible to obtain
information as to the sleeping conditions at the date of notification. Six of
the remaining cases were residents in common lodging houses; in three cases
incorrect addresses were given, or the patients no longer resided in the Borough.
The following is a summary of the infonnation in the 82 cases above referred to:—
| Patient slept in— | |
| Separate bed room | 23 |
| Separate bed in living room | 6 |
| Separate bed in room shared with— | |
| 1 person | 10 |
| 2 persons | 8 |
| 3 persons | 3 |
| 4 persons | 2 |
| 7 persons | 1 |