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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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Nine Cases Notified in Accordance with the Public Health (Ophthalmia Neonatorum) Regulations, 1914.
| Case Number. | Age when Notified. | Age at Onset. | By whom Notified. | Type of Disease on Health Visitor's first visit. | Where Treated. | Medical Attendance and Nursing. | Result. | Birth Notified by j | REMARKS. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 days | 9 days | Doctor (Hospital) as result of correspondence | Moderate | Middlesex Hospital (out-patient) | Midwife (Middlesex Hospital), Doctor and District Nurse | Cured | Midwife | ||
| 3 | 10 days | 1 day | Doctor (Hospital) | Well | Maternity Hospital | In-patient, Maternity Hospital | Cured | Born in Hospital | Child not seen until its return from Maternity Hospital |
| 5 | 26 days | First day | Doctor (Hospital) | Both eyes (Slight). | University College Hospital (out-patient | Midwife, University College Hospital | Cured | Midwife | |
| 7 | 9 days | First day | 1. M. A. B. 2. Doctor (Hospital) | Slight | department) Home and out-patient | Midwife and out-patient University College Hospital | Cured | Born at home | |
| 9 | 6 days | 6 days | Maternity Home | Not seen | Maternity Hospital and St. Margaret's Hospital | Maternity Hospital St. Margaret's Hospital | Cured | Born in Maternity Home | |
| 10 | 10 days | Third day | Doctor (Hospital) | Moderate. Both eyes | Home and out-patient University College Hospital | Midwife (University College Hospital), District Nurse, and out-patient University College Hospital | Cured | Midwife | |
| 11 | 4 days | 3 days | Doctor (Private) | Slight | Home | Midwife, Doctor (Private) | Cured | Doctor | |
| 12 | 11 days | 7 days | Doctor (Hospital) | Moderate | Home | Doctor (Hospital) and Midwife | Cured | Extern Department Hospital | |
| 13 | 5 days | First day | Doctor (Hospital) | Moderate. Both eyes | Home and out-patient Charing Cross Hospital | Midwife and out-patieut Charing Cross Hospital | Cured | Midwife |