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Holborn 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Typhoid Fever and Paratyphoid Fever.
Five cases were notified during the year with no death. In London 351 cases
were notified giving rise to 45 deaths.
The following table gives particulars of the cases notified in Holborn:—
| Case. | Age. | Sex. | Occupation. | Date of Notification. | Notified as. | Nature of Laboratory Examination. | Diagnosis. | Where treated | Contracted in Borough. | Probable Source of Disease. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.S. | 5 | M. | Child | 29th May, 1929 | Paratyphoid B | Agglutination tests | Paratyphoid B | Belgrave Hospital for Children | Yes | - |
| K. | 18 | F. | Not known (Japanese travelling) | 9th July „ | Enteric Fever | No information (one day at hotel in Borough.) | Nursing Home | No | Was ill on arrival at hotel from Paris | |
| J.L.L. | 44 | M. | Licensed victualler | 1st August „ | Typhoid | Agglutination tests —negative | ? Typhoid | Nursing Home | Yes | - |
| R.J. | 19 | M. | American visitor | 7th Sept. „ | Enteric Fever | Agglutination tests —negative | Food rash | N.W. Hospital | No | Travelling, Sweden, 12th June to 20th Aug, illness began before reaching Holborn |
| F.J. P. | 46 | M. | Rotary cutter | 23rd Sept. „ | Typhoid | Agglutination tests —negative | Acute Enteritis | N.W. Hospital | No | Had recently been in Cornwall, 23rd— 30th August on holiday |
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