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Holborn 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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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 1927 : —
(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 Casks examined during the year (excluding contacts):— | ||||||||||||
| 32 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 0 | |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 |
| (c) Non—tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 20 | 12 | 14 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 34 | 14 | 16 | |
| D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on December 31st — | ||||||||||||
| 74 | 62 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 82 | 74 | 15 | 7 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |