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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Summary of Changes in Tuberculosis Register During 1951.
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | |||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| Cases on Register at 31st December, 1950 | 113 | 107 | 10 | 26 | 256 |
| Cases Added. | |||||
| Primary notifications | 26 | 19 | — | — | 45 |
| Transferred from other districts | 9 | 4 | 1 | _ | 14 |
| Restored to Register | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Death Returns | 2 | 1 | -~ | - | 3 |
| Totals | 151 | 132 | 11 | 26 | 320 |
| Cases Removed. | |||||
| Moved to other districts | 15 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 40 |
| Recovered | 4 | 3 | 1 | _ | 8 |
| Died | 16 | 4 | _ | _ | 20 |
| Lost trace of | 8 | 1 | _ | 1 | 10 |
| Re-diagnosed | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Totals | 44 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 80 |
| Cases on Register at 31st December, 1951 | 107 | 102 | 8 | 23 | 240 |
The total number of new cases during the year was 64 equal to a notification rate
of 2.61 per 1,000 population.
The number of deaths from all forms of Tuberculosis during the year was 17
equal to a death rate of .69 per 1,000 population.