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The total 272 deaths from all forms of tuberculosis which occurred during the year
1923 include 61 deaths of cases which had not been notified, and information concerning
them was only obtained from the death returns. Of these 61 deaths, 30 were due to
pulmonary and 31 to other forms of tuberculosis, which represent 14.2 per cent. and 50.8 per
cent, respectively of the total deaths from these causes.
Home Visits and Investigation.
This is carried out, both as regards notified case3 and contacts, by won, en inspectors of
the Town Hall staff and by nurses attached to the dispensaries. From the Town Hall, Miss
Blaxland and Miss Parnell visit a large number of the cases, to which work they devote the
greater part of their time. There is one nurse at the St. Pancras Dispensary who devotes to
home visiting so much of her time as is available for the purpose, and one nurse attached to
the joint Holborn and St. Pancras Dispensary (which is at University College Hospital), who
gives half of her time to St. Pancras cases. The work carried out by the above staff in
connection with tuberculosis during 1923 was as follows:—
Visits by Tuberculosis Officers 152
Women inspectors—(«) First visits 609
„ (0) Subsequent visits 2,759
Visits by Dispensary nurses 1,041
4,561
Attendance of women inspectors at dispensaries 699
Other visits of women inspectors for various purposes 426
Number of cases in which disinfection was carried out 106
Tuberculosis Dispensaries.
The Council's tuberculosis dispensary is at 39, Oakley Square, and a branch dispensary
is situated at 132, Maiden Road. These serve that part of the Borough lying north of
the Euston Road, comprising Wards 1 to 6 (population, Census 1921, 169,276). The staff
consists of the tuberculosis officer, a nurse, and a clerical and general assistant (woman), all
full-time officers. In this area, the cases of tuberculosis notified during the year numbered
432 (323 pulmonary and 109 non-pulmonary), and the deaths registered as being due
to tuberculosis numbered 210 (170 pulmonary and 40 non-pulmonary).
The joint dispensary at University College Hospital serves the whole of the Borough
of Holborn, and that part of the Borough of St. Pancras (Wards 7 and 8) south of the
Euston Road (population, Census 1921, 42,090), The staff here consists of a part-time
tuberculosis officer and one full-time nurse. In this area (Wards 7 and 8) the cases of
tuberculosis notified during the year numbered 134 (107 pulmonary, 27 non-pulmonary),
and the deaths from tuberculosis were 61 (46 pulmonary, 15 non-pulmonary).
At the St. Pancras Dispensary, Dr. N.. M. Donnelly continued as tuberculosis officer
throughout the year. At University College Hospital, Dr. H. Evans resigned in June,
Dr. R. Hilton acting as deputy pending the new appointment.
The work done at the dispensaries during 1923 is shown in the following table:—