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Holborn 1938
[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 1938 was 63. Sixteen other cases were brought to my
knowledge by other means, making 79 new cases in the year. These were:—
Private cases 7, hospital cases 35, Public Assistance cases 21, from death
returns 7, transfer from other districts 9, posthumous notification 0.
Of the 79 cases entered on the Register in 1938, 71 were pulmonary tuberculosis
and 8 non-pulmonary tuberculosis. Seventy-four 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 | 27 |
| " B."—Fair. Separate bed, but not separate bedroom | 22 |
| "C."—Bad. Dirty environment, dirty ill-kept home, no separate bed, bad management as to food and clothing | — |
| 49 |
Non-attendance at Tuberculosis Dispensary.
Forty-one of the 79 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 | 11 |
| Dead before or soon after notification | 9 |
| Treatment at home by private doctor | 2 |
| Hostels and common lodging house cases | 10 |
| Removed from Borough | 3 |
| No information | 2 |
| Notification withdrawn | 1 |
| 38 |