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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 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn, Metropolitan Borough]

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The present arrangements for the Tuberculosis Dispensary are as follows:—
The Dispensary is at the University College Hospital, Gower Street, in the
Borough of St. Pancras.
The Dispensary covers the whole of the Borough of Holborn.
The Tuberculosis Officer attends three sessions each week, namely, Monday
and Wednesday afternoons and Thursday evenings.
The Dispensary Nurse assists at the Dispensary and visits cases in their
homes.
Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912.

Table: Summary of Notifications during the period from the 30th December, 1923, to the 3rd January, 1925, in the Metropolitan Borough of Holborn.

Summary of Notifications during the period from the 30th December, 1923, to the 3rd January, 1925, in the Metropolitan Borough of Holborn.

Age-periods.Notifications on Form A.Notifications on Form B.Number of Notifications on Form C.
Number of Primary Notifications.Total Primary Notifications.Number of Primary Notifications.Total Notifications on Fonn B.Poor Law Institutions.Sanatoria.
0 to 1.1 to 5.5 to 10.10 to 15.15 to 20.20 to 25.25 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 55.55 to 65.65 and upwards.Total Notifications on Form A.Under 5.5 to 10.10 to 15.Total Primary Notifications.
Pulmonary Males11571294343652528
,, Females1123510541133551716
Non-pulmoiiary Males311229107
,, Females111331

Table: Supplemental Return.New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the period from the 30th December, 1923, to the 3rd January, 1925, otherwise than by notification on Form A or Form B under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Eegulations, 1912.

Supplemental Return.

New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the period from the 30th December, 1923, to the 3rd January, 1925, otherwise than by notification on Form A or Form B under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Eegulations, 1912.

Age-periods.0 to 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 and upwards.Total Cases.
Pulmonary Males.....................2......13
,, Females..................11.........2
Non-pulmonary Males....................................
,, Females....................................

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Tuberculosis Notifications.
Excluding duplicates the total number of notifications received on Forms A
or B during the year 1924, was 87; 5 other cases were brought to my knowledge
making 92 new cases in the year. These were, private cases 29, hospital cases 42,
poor law cases 21.