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Holborn 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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and immunisation against diphtheria were started in Holborn in the early part of
1022 the figures are of interest: —
| England and Wales | London | Holborn | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 1.37 | 3.37 | 2.52 | ||
| 1923 | 1.05 | 2.27 | 2.25 | ||
| 1924 | 1.07 | 2.31 | 1.58 | ||
| 1925 | 1.23 | 2.73 | 1.75 | ||
| 1926 | 1.31 | 2.96 | 1.69 | ||
The figures for England and Wales and London are taken from the RegistrarGeneral
's Statistical Reviews for the years 1922-26.
Diphtheria in London Elementary Schools.
A summary of the prevalence of infectious diseases in the London Elementary
Schools during a period of 22 weeks ended 24th December, 1927, has b:en prepared
by the London County Council. The following information, extracted from the
summary, shows the very low diphtheria rate in the Holborn schools in comparison
with the rest of London.
Diphtheria School Rate per 1,000 children.
London County 4.2
Highest Borough rate 8.7
Lowest Borough rate (Holborn) 0.7
Scarlet Fever.
There were 59 notifications of scarlet fever. All but 2 were removed to
hospital.
Seven notifications of "secondary" cases was received, all being nurses at
hospitals in the Borough; from the same hospitals 17 in-patients were notified as so
suffering. None was resident in Holborn.
No "return " cases were notified.
There was no death from this disease.
13,178 cases of scarlet fpvpr were notified in London with 63 deaths.