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Paddington 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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appendix: TUBERCULOSIS—NEW CASES.
TABLE XII.
Tuberculosis-New Cases.
| Males. | Females. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- | 5- | 15- | 45- | 65- | 0- | 5- | 15- | 45- | 65- | |
| Definite | ||||||||||
| Pulmonary. | ||||||||||
| Annual Averages- | ||||||||||
| 1914-18 | 8 | 34 | 114 | 43 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 108 | 25 | 5 |
| 1919-20 | 2 | 16 | 93 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 100 | 17 | 6 |
| Reported- | ||||||||||
| 1919 | 3 | 17 | 99 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 91 | 19 | 6 |
| 1920 | - | 15 | 87 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 109 | 16 | 7 |
| Other Forms. | ||||||||||
| Annual Averages- | ||||||||||
| 1914-18 | 24 | 37 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| 1920-21 | 10 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 2 | - |
| Reported- | ||||||||||
| 1919 | 8 | 33 | 11 | 3 | - | 11 | 27 | 12 | 2 | - |
| 1920 | 12 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 2 | - |
| Suspect. | ||||||||||
| All Forms. | ||||||||||
| Annual Averages- | ||||||||||
| 1914-18 | 9 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 4 | 0 |
| 1919-20 | 9 | 26 | 24 | 2 | - | 7 | 21 | 29 | 4 | 0 |
| Reported- | ||||||||||
| 1919 | 11 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1920 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 1 | - | 5 | 28 | 26 | 3 | - |
TABLE XIII. Tuberculosis.—Residential Treatment.
| Insured Persons | Uninsured Persons | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 1920 | 1919 | 1920 | |
| Total Applications | 138 | 171 | 50 | 57 |
| „ „ from Men | 104 | 127 | 7 | 9 |
| „ „ from Women | 34 | 44 | 26 | 34 |
| „ „ from Children | — | — | 17 | 14 |
| Applications abandoned | 7 | 6 | 12 | 8 |
| Applicants unsuitable | — | 5 | — | — |
| Application not completed on removal | 3 | — | — | — |
| „ „ on death | 4 | 11 | 1 | 4 |
| Applications granted | 121 | 145 | 34 | 44 |
| „ „ but carried over | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Treatment provided— | ||||
| Hospital | 44 | 70 | 8 | 9 |
| Sanatorium | 69 | 51 | 26 | 35 |
| Domiciliary | 8 | 24 | (Not provided under Scheme.) | |
| Died while under treatment in institutions | 5 | 7 | — | 4 |
| „ „ at home | 1 | — | ||
In addition treatment was provided for 18 ex-Service men, 7 in hospital and 11 in sanatoria.