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Holborn 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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The total number of notifications relating to Holborn residents received during
the year was 369 in comparison with 383 in the year 1935.
The following are the principal variations:—
Scarlet Fever 67 in comparison with 50 in 1935.
Tuberculosis 90 ,, ,, 73 ,,
Whooping Cough 76 ,, ,, 99 ,,
Diphtheria 60 „ ,, 93 „
A special reference card with complete list of notifiable diseases is supplied
to all doctors practising in the Borough.
In addition to the above we received 202 notifications respecting patients not residing
in Holborn, many being in-patients of hospitals in the Borough. All these were forwarded
to the Medical Officers of Health of the districts concerned. The diseases notified were:—
Chicken-pox 2
Diphtheria 77
Erysipelas 1
Measles 6
Scarlet Fever 27
Tuberculosis 46
Whooping Cough 18
Pneumonia 1
Acute Poliomyelitis 2
Encephalitis Lethargica -
Dysentery 22
Mumps —
202
Smallpox.
No case of smallpox occurred in a Holborn resident during the year 1936.
Vaccination.
The following table gives information respecting the vaccination of Holborn children during the year ended 30th June, 1936:—
| Total Number of Births | Vaccinated | Died before Vaccination | Cons. Objections | Insusceptible | Postponed by Medical Certificate | Incorrect Address- Not traced. | Temporarily unaccounted for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 299 | 160 (54%) | 12 | 37 | — | 11 | 71 | 8 |
As in previous years a leaflet respecting the advantages of vaccination was
sent to the parents of all infants born in, or belonging to, the Borough. No
opportunity is lost of speaking about the vital importance of vaccination whether
for the baby or for the older person.