London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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| (a) Personal | 45 | ||
| (b) Otherwise | 74 | ||
| 2. Number of patients transferred from other areas and cases returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years | 2 | ||
| 8. Number of other visits by Tuberculosis Officers to Homes | 21 | ||
| 3. Number of patients transferred to other areas, cases not desiring further assistance under the scheme and cases "lost sight of" | 24 | ||
| 9. Number of visits by Nurse3 or Health Visitors to Homes for Dispensary purposes | 947 | ||
| 10. Number of | |||
| 4. Cases written off during the year as dead (all causes) | 13 | ||
| (a.) Specimens of sputum, &c., examined | 120 | ||
| (b) X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work | 229 | ||
| 5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including contacts) | 988 | 11. Number of "Recovered" Cases restored to Dispensary Register in A (a) and A (b) | 0 |
| 6. Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st December | 49 | 12. Number of "T.B. plus" cases on Dispensary Register 31st December, 1937 | 122 |