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Holborn 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn, Metropolitan Borough]
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On the 26th July, 1912, the Local Government Board issued a General Order
prescribing domiciliary treatment of insured persons suffering from tuberculosis.
This Order provided that until a Consulting Officer of a Dispensary approved by
the Board had been appointed the Medical Officer of Health should act in that
capacity.
By the end of the year only 5 applications for sanatorium benefit had been
forwarded to me. Of these, 1 soon removed to another district; in 2 cases, in
both of which no tubercle bacilli were found, arrangements were made for the
continuance of treatment at the Tuberculin Dispensary, in Kennington Road; in
1, I made arrangements for domiciliary treatment, and in the remaining 1, the
patient was advised to continue attending the Bloomsbury Dispensary pending
removal to Sanatorium.
GLANDERS. ANTHRAX AND HYDROPHOBIA IN MAN.
No notifications were received.
| Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Consumption. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Submitted. | Result of Examination. | Number Submitted. | .Result of Examination. | Number Submitted. | Result of Examination. |
| 51 | 33 bacilli not found 18 bacilli found | 7 | 5 Negative 2 Positive | 91 | 72 bacilli not found 19 bacilli found |
| District. | Rooms. | Bedding, &c. Number of Articles. | Number of Persons using Shelter. |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Giles and Bloomsbury | 203 | 4,069 | - |
| Holborn | 227 | 2,193 | |
| Whole Borough | 430 | 6,262 | 14 |
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