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Holborn 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]

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Total number of cases on the Register of Tuberculosis in the
Borough on the 31st December, 1937 298
Number of these patients residing in common lodging-houses 45
The average number of cases notified annually during the
past ten years 84
The number notified in the year 1937 70
Of the 76 cases notified in 1937 the number who attended
the Dispensary 39
Total number of new cases examined at the Dispensary for
the first time in 1937, including the above, and all
contacts 203
Total attendances at the Dispensary in 1937 930
Supervision of home conditions; visits paid by—
Tuberculosis Officer 30
Dispensary Nurse 985

Table: Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930.Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st January, 1937, to the 31si December, 1937, in the Metropolitan Borough of Holkorn.

Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930.Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st January, 1937, to the 31si December, 1937, in the Metropolitan Borough of Holkorn.

Age-periods.Formal Notification?.
Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of Tuberculosis.Total Notiflca. tons.
0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-61-Total (all ages).
Pulmonary Males—i——15477222933
,, Females————685331—2629
Non-pulmonary Males—I—————————11
„ Females—————1—2———3< 3