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Holborn 1925

Report for the year 1925 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Age periods.New Cases.Deaths.
Pulmonary.N on-pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-pulmonary.
MFMFMFMF
01l
11122
0111
1011
15136121
20461111
2613936
358971I
459391
555293
652-11
43333103114nG

The initiation of the Tuberculosis Care Committee as a local institution and
the administrative change whereby all correspondence concerning tuberculous
patients is sent to the Borough Medical Officer of Health have proved
beneficial; the knowledge of the local Public Health Staff of the patients is
increased in a natural and easy way and the interest in the work encouraged.
Total number of cases on the Register of Tuberculosis in the
Borough on the 31st December, 1925 270
Number of these patients residing in common lodging bouses
(about) 20
The average number of cases notified annually during the
past ten years 129
The number notified in the year 1925 89
Of the 89 cases notified in 1925, the number who attended
the Dispensary 36
Total number of new cases examined at the Dispensary for
the first time in 1925, including the above 36, and all
contacts 197
Total attendances and examinations at the Dispensary in
1925, attendances 746
examinations 517
Supervision of home conditions; visits paid by—
Tuberculosis Officer 55
Dispensary Nurse 987
Sanitary Inspectors 131