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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Tuberculosis Notifications.
Excluding duplicates the total number of notifications received on Forms A
or B during the year 1936 was 68, 22 other cases were brought to my knowledge
(making 90 new cases in the year). These were:—Private cases 11, hospital
cases 38, Public Assistance cases 22, from death returns 5, transfer from other
districts 14.
Of the 90 cases entered on the Register in 1936, 77 were pulmonary tuberculosis
and 13 non-pulmonary tuberculosis. Seventy-three of the cases were
removed for treatment to hospitals, sanatoria, Ac.
Sleeping Conditions.
In 67 of the 90 new cases of tuberculosis in 1936 it was possible to obtain
information as to the sleeDinff conditions at the date of notification.
The following is a summary of the information in the 67 cases above referred to :—
| Patient slept in— | ||||
| Separate bed room | 12 | |||
| Separate bed in living room | 8 | |||
| One person (one room) homes | 8 | |||
| Separate bed in room shared with— | ||||
| 1 adult | 3 | |||
| 2 adults | 6 | |||
| 3 adults | 1 | |||
| 1 adult and 1 child | 1 | |||
| 2 adults and 1 child | 3 | |||
| Shared bed with— | 42 | |||
| No other in room | 1 adult (Husband or Wife) | 13 | ||
| 1 adult (not Husband or Wifi) | 1 | |||
| Shared bed with— | 1 child | 4 | ||
| 1 adult | Other persons in bedroom | 3 children | 1 | |
| 1 adult | 2 | |||
| 2 adults | 2 | |||
| 4 adults | 1 | |||
| 1 adult and 2 children | 1 | 25 | ||
| 67 | ||||
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 12
" B "—Fair. Separate bed, but not separate bedroom ... 45
" C."—Bad. Dirty environment, dirty ill-kept home, no
separate bed, bad management as to food and clothing 10
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