Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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The following is a summary of the information in t'lie 38 eases above referred to: —
Patient slept in—
Separate bed room 14
Separate bed in living room 3
Separate bed in room shared with—
1 adult 4
2 adults 1
— 22
Shared bed with—
No others
in room
1 adult (Husband or Wife) 10
1 adult (not Husband or Wife) 3
1 child and 1 adult 1
Shared boa with—
1 adult
1 child
Other
persons
in
bed room
1 adult, 2 children 1
4 children 1
— 16
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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 7
" B."—Fair. Separate bed, but not separate bedroom 2
"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 th® end of 1933 of the 59 new cases
respecting which information was received during* the year:—
Dead 15
Cases removed to Nursing home, Hospital or Infirmary and still
in-patients at the end of year 18
In-patients in Sanatoria at end of year 4
Removed from Borough 6
Home Treatment—Private or Panel Doctor 11
Away in country 1
No information4
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