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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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The following is the Report of the Tuberculosis Officer, J. A. Struthers, M.D., B.Ch., M.R.C.P., D.P.H., for the year 1935 :—
| 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 | 20 | 10 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 21 | 10 | 5 | - |
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 1 | - |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 2 |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 16 | 18 | 8 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as (a) Recovered | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| (b) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered in the Dispensary Register as tuberculosis) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 21 | 19 | 8 |
| D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— (a) Definitely tuberculous | 98 | 63 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 110 | 79 | 17 | 20 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
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