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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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| 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 Cases examined during the year (excluding contacts):— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 23 | 11 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as | ||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| (b) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered in the Dispensary Register as tuberculosis) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | 10 | 11 |
| D.—Number of Persons oil Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 106 | 67 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 119 | 86 | 19 | 14 |
| (b)Diagnosis not completed | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |