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Holborn 1926
Report for the year 1926 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Tuberculosis Dispensary.
The following is the Report of the Tuberculosis Officer, J. A. Struthers, M.B.,
B.Ch., M.R.C.P., D.P.H., for the year 1926:—
(Memo. 37/T.: Table I.)
| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | |||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| A.—New Cases examined during the year (excluding contacts):— | ||||||||||||
| 16 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 2 | |
| — | — | - | — | - | - | - | — | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | __ | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 16 | 21 | 14 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as | ||||||||||||
| (a) Cured | - | — | 1 | - | - | - | — | — | - | - | 1 | - |
| (b) Diagnosis not confirmed or non-tuberculous (including cancellation of cases notified in error) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 57 | 40 | 26 |
| D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on December 31st— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Diagnosis completed | 67 | 79 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 80 | 91 | 13 | 10 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |