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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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| Age-periods. | 0— | 1— | 5— | 10— | 15— | 20— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Males | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 12 |
| „ Females | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Non-pulmonary Males | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| „ Females | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
The source or sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained are stated below:—
| Source of Information | No. of Cases. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | ||
| Death Returns | From local Registrars | 1 | - |
| Transferable deaths from Registrar General | 6 | — | |
| Posthumous notifications | — | — | |
| "Transfers" from other areas (other than transferable deaths) | 8 | 1 | |
| Other Sources if any (specify) | — | — | |
| Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | Total Cases | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | ||
| Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining at the 31st December 1938, on the Registers of Notifications | 171 | 82 | 253 | 34 | 31 | 65 | 318 |
| Number of cases removed from the Registers during the year by reason inter alia of:— | |||||||
| Withdrawal of notification | 2 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Recovery from the disease | - | - | — | - | - | - | - |
| Death | 20 | 12 | 32 | - | - | - | 32 |
| Otherwise | 10 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 |