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Holborn 1925
Report for the year 1925 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Tuberculosis Notifications.
Excluding duplicates the total number of notifications received on Forms A
or B during the year 1925 was 74; 15 other cases were brought to my knowledge,
(making 89 new cases in the year). These were:—Private cases 13, hospital cases
42, Poor Law cases 19, death returns 5, transfers from other districts 7, notified
after death 3.
| Number of cases on Register, 1st January, 1925 | 267 |
| New cases registered, 1st January to 31st December, 1925 | 89 |
| 356 |
Removed from the Register during the same period for following reasons:—
| Removed from Borough | 33 |
| Recovered | 11 |
| Died | 42 |
| 86 | |
| Number on Register 31st December, 1925 | 270 |
Of the 89 cases entered on the Register in 1925, 76 were pulmonary tuberculosis
and 13 non-pulmonary tuberculosis. Forty-seven of the cases were removed
for treatment to hospital, infirmary or sanatorium.
Sleeping Conditions.
In 64 of the 89 new cases of tuberculosis in 1925 it was possible to obtain
information as to the sleeping conditions at the date of notification. Seven of
the remaining cases were residents in common lodging houses; in 18 cases
there had been residence in institutions prior to notification, incorrect addresses
were given, or the patients no longer resided in the Borough.
The following is a summary of the information in the 64 cases above referred to:—
| Patient slept in— | |
|---|---|
| Separate bed room | 14 |
| Separate bed in living room | 1 |
| Separate bed in room shared with— | |
| 1 person | 7 |
| 2 persons | 8 |
| 3 persons | 3 |
| 4 persons | 2 |