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Holborn 1937
[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 1937 was 58. Eighteen other cases were brought to my
knowledge by other means, making 76 new cases in the year. These were:—
Private cases 7, hospital cases 40, Public Assistance cases 11, from death
returns 8, transfer from other districts 9, posthumous notification 1.
Of the 76 cases entered on the Register in 1987, 66 were pulmonary tuberculosis
and 10 non-pulmonary tuberculosis. Fifty-eight of the cases were removed
for treatment to hospitals, sanatoria, &c.
| "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 | 26 |
| " B "—Fair. Separate bed, but not separate bedroom | 20 |
| " C."—Bad. Dirty environment, dirty iil-kept home, no separate bed, bad management as to food and clothing | |
| 46 |
Non-attendance at Tuberculosis Dispensary.
Twenty-nine of the 76 cases attended the Holborn Tuberculosis Dispensary.
The following indicates the reasons for non-attendance in the remaining
cases:—
Removed to Hospitals, etc., for treatment without prior
attendance at Dispensary 24
Dead before or soon after notification 11
Treatment at home by private doctor 1
Not traced and common lodging house cases 2
Removed from Borough 7
No information 2
Notification withdrawn —
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