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Holborn 1932

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

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The following is a summary of the information in the 69 cases above referred to : —
Patient slept in—
Separate bed room 14
Separate bed in living room 13
Sepurate bed in room shared with—
1 adult 7
2 adults 1
3 adults and 3 children 1
2 adults and 1 child 2 — 38
Shared bed with—
1 adult (Husband or Wife) 13
No others adult (not Husband or Wif) 8
in room
1 child 1
Shared bed with—
1 adult
1 adult
1 adult
1 child
Other persons
in bedroom
1 child 4
1 adult, 2 children 1
1 adult, 1 child 2
3 children 2
—31
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Classification of Homes.
The classification of homes as suggested by the London County Council has
been reported on as far as practicable with the following results: —
" A."—Good environment, clean, well-kept, separate bedroom
(or in the case of husband and wife, no other
occupant of bedroom), good food and clothing 13
" B."—Fair. Separate bed, but not separate bedroom 42
" C."—Bad. Dirty environment, dirty ill-kept home, no
separate bed, bad management as to food and clothing 10
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Summary.
The following summary gives the position at the end of 1932 of the 89 new cases
respecting which information was received during the year :—
Dead 22
Cases removed to Nursing home, Hospital or Infirmary and still
in-patients at the end of year 10
In-patients in Sanatoria at end of year 7
Removed from Borough 17
Home Treatment—Private or Panel Doctor 29
Away in country 1
No information 3
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