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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 1938
[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, 1938 318
Number of these patients residing in common lodging-houses 46
The average number of cases notified annually during the
past ten years 82
The number notified in the year 1938 79
Of the 79 cases notified in 1938 the number who attended
the Dispensary 41
Total number of new cases examined at the Dispensary for
the first time in 1938, including the above, and all
contacts 126
Total attendances at the Dispensary in 1938 676
Supervision of home conditions; visits paid by—
Tuberculosis Officer 21
Dispensary Nurse 947
Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930.
| Age-periods. | Formal Notifications. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of Tuberculosis. | Total Notifications. | ||||||||||||
| 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | Total (all ages). | ||
| Pulmonary Males | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 45 |
| „ Females | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 22 | 32 | |
| Non-pulmonary Males | — | - | 1 | - | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 |
| „ Females | — | - | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 |