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]
This page requires JavaScript
60
The following is a summary of the information in the 64 cases above referred to : —
Patient slept in—
Separate bed room 22
Separate bed in living room 7
Separate bed in room shared with—
1 adult 8
2 adults 5
4 adults 1
2 children 1
— 44
Shared bed with—
No others 1 adult (Husband or Wife) .. 12
in room 1 adult (not Husband or Wife) 6
Shared bed with—
1 adult
Other
persons
in
bedroom
1 child 2
— 20
64
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 9
" B."—Fair. Separate bed, but not separate bedroom 46
" C."—Bad. Dirty environment, dirty ill-kept home, no
separate bed, bad management as to food and clothing 9
64
Summary.
The following summary gives the position at the end of 1934 of the 89 now cases
respecting which information was received during the year : —
Dead 19
Cases removed to Nursing home, Hospital or Infirmary and still
in-patients at the end of year 19
In-patients in Sanatoria at end of year 8
Removed from Borough 14
Home Treatment—Private or Panel Doctor 21
No information 8
89