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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Health Visitor.
The total number of visits made by the Tuberculosis Health Visitor was
409. Of these, 62 were first visits.
| Age periods. | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 0 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | — |
| 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | — | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 20 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 25 | 7 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 35 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | - |
| 45 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 55 | 5 | 1 | — • | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| 65 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
| 26 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2 | — | — | |
The number of cases on the register at the end of the year was as follows:
| M. | F. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 108 | 90 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 12 | 23 |
| Total | 120 | 113 |
During the yeyar 46 notified eases of tuberculosis were removed from the
register for various reasons.
Patients Admitted and Discharged from Institutions.
During the year 60 patients were admitted to hospital and 22 to sanatoria.
63 patients were discharged from institutions.
Tuberculosis Care Committee.
The Committee met five times during the year—in January, April, June,
July and October. 361 cases were reported upon, of which 55 were new
cases. The Secretary's interviews with patients, or relatives, including visits,
totalled 788,