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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Summary of Changes in Tuberculosis Register During 1953.
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| Cases on Register at 31st December, 1952 | 111 | 101 | 8 | 25 | 245 |
| Cases Added. | |||||
| Primary notifications | 30 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 51 |
| Transferred from other districts | 24 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| Restored to Register | 5 | 2 | — | — | 7 |
| Death Returns | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Posthumous notification | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Totals | 174 | 136 | 10 | 28 | 348 |
| Cases Removed. | |||||
| Moved to other districts | 29 | 20 | _ | 54 | |
| Recovered | 1 | — | 3 | 9 | |
| Died | 12 | _ | 1 | 15 | |
| Lost trace of | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| Totals | 50 | 33 | 1 | 11 | 95 |
| Cases on Register at 31st Decern her, 1953 | 124 | 103 | 9 | 17 | 253 |