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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 1928

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

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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.

Table: Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912.Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st January, 1928, to the 29th December, 1928, in the Metropolitan Borough of Holborn.

Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912.

Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st January, 1928, to the 29th December, 1928, in the Metropolitan Borough of Holborn.

,,Females.........163463......2230...............517
Non-pulmonary Males...112111...1......89..................3
„Females...1............2......1...45..................5

Table: Supplemental Return.New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the period from the 1st January, 1928, to the 29th December, 1928, 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 of Health during the period from the 1st January, 1928, to the 29th December, 1928, otherwise than by notification on Form A or Form B under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912.

Age-periods.0 to ll to55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6365 and upwards.Total Cases.
Pulmonary Males...1............1222...8
,,Females.........1......21.........4
Non-pulmonary Males.................................
,, Females...2...........................2

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Five of the 14 were ascertained from the death returns and nine were transfers
from other areas.
Tuberculosis Notifications.
Excluding duplicates the total number of notifications received on Forms A
or B during the year 1928 was 91; 14 other cases were brought to my knowledge