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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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Tuberculosis Dispensary. The following is the Report of the Tuberculosis Officer, Andrew Morland, M.D., M.R.C.P., for the year 1938:— Return showing the work of the Dispensary during the year 1938.
| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | |||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| A.—New Cases examined during the year (excluding contacts):— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 2 |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 22 | 2 | 5 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | 17 | 6 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as | ||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| (b) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered in the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 43 | 19 | 11 |
| D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 107 | 76 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 123 | 94 | 17 | 19 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |