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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Holborn 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]

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Supervision of home conditions; visits paid by—
Tuberculosis Officer 65
Dispensary Nurse 1,165
The present arrangements for the Tuberculosis Dispensary are as follows: —
The Dispensary is at the University College Hospital, Gower Street, in the
Borough of St. Pancras.
The Dispensary covers the whole of the Borough of Holborn.
The Tuberculosis Officer attends three sessions each week, namely, Monday
and Wednesday afternoons and Thursday evenings.
The Dispensary Nurse assists at the Dispensary and visits cases in their
homes.
Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912.

Table: Summary of Notifications during the period from the 2nd January, 1927, to the 31st December, 1927, in the Metropolitan Borough of Holborn.

Summary of Notifications during the period from the 2nd January, 1927, to the 31st December, 1927, in the Metropolitan Borough of Holborn.

Age-periods.Notifications on Form A.Notifications on Form B.Number of Notifications on Form c.
Number of Primary Notifications.Number of Primary Notifications.Total Notifications on Form B.Poor Law Institutions.Sanatoria.
0 to 1.1 to 5.5 to 10.1 10 to 15.15 to 20.20 to 25.25 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 55.55 to 65.(55 and upwards.Total Primary Notifications.Total Notifications on Form A.Under 5.5 to 10.10 to 15.Total Primary Notifications.
Pulmonary Males............4291613825466...............3529
,, Females...1......23864212738...............816
Non-pulmonary Males111223...............1011..................7
,, Females...31...1...11.........78..................1

Table: Supplemental Return. New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer cf Health during the period from the 2nd January, 1927, to the 31st December, 1927, otherwise than by notification on Form A or Form B under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912.

Supplemental Return. New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer cf Health during the period from the 2nd January, 1927, to the 31st December, 1927, otherwise than by notification on Form A or Form B under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912.

Age-periods.0 to 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 and upwards.Total Cases.
Pulmonary Males...............1121......5
„ Females..................11...125
Non-pulmonary Males...1......1..................2
„ Females..............................11

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Seven of the 13 were ascertained from the death returns and six were transfers
from other areas.