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Paddington 1911

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

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37
TUBERCULOSIS.

Table: Inquiries have been made as to the duration of institutional treatment of cach case, and the results-so far as they can be reduced to tabular statement-are given below. Poor Law. (Paddington Infirmary.)

Inquiries have been made as to the duration of institutional treatment of cach case, and the results-so far as they can be reduced to tabular statement-are given below. Poor Law. (Paddington Infirmary.)

Cases admitted once only.
Approximate duration of illness .No. of Cases.Under one week.One week to one month.Months.Years.
m.f.1-3-6-9--
0-1113(1)432---
1-21--3(1)----
2-222(1)-2(1)----
3--1---1(1)---
4-1------1-
5-10411(1)112---
" Years "242(1)2(1)2(2)----
Not known361(1)4(4)3(1)---2 (over 3 yrs.)

Table: Cases admitted twice.

Cases admitted twice.

Approximate duration of case (years).m.f.Stay in Infirmary.Interval.Stay in Infirmary.
1 2—1157 days9 months5 days
2—32—49 „3½years10 „
64 „3 weeks129 „
5—1011(f.) H „20 months179 „
(m.) 25 „2¼years1,023 „
Cases admitted three times.
1—2m.6512. vii. — 16. xi. '95 (nasal polypus). 13. iv. — 9. v. '08 (influenza). 4. x. '10— 5. xi. '11 (phthisis and bronchitis).
4—5m.42(Sanatorium treatment—2 months.) (Inf.) 2. ii.—1. iii. '09: 27. iii.—22. vii. '11: 19. viii.—28. x. '11.
m.44(1907—6 weeks in St. Marylebone Infirmary.) (Inf.) 8. iii.—4. v. '09: 2. i.—25. iii. '11 : 3. vii.—17. ix. '11 (certified 7 times).
5—10in.564. i.—27. i. '92 (bronchitis). 21. iv.—9. v. '10 ( do. T.B. negative). 22. iii.—20. viii. '11 (phthisis, T.B. positive).
in.279. i.—3. iii. : 5. iv.—27. viii. '10 : 31. ix. '10—10. iv. '11.
Cases admitted many times.
2—3f.514. viii.—12. viii. '09: 26. ii.—9. iv. '10: 28. vi.—9. viii. '10: 11. viii.—22. viii. 10: 6. ix. 10—15. iv. '11: 17. v.—21. ix. '11 (13 certificates).
5—10m.425. iii.—5. v. '06: 18. xii. '07—29. viii. '08: 5. x. '08—19. i. '09: 24. vi.— 4. ix. '09: 24. ix.—3. xi. '09: 1. xii.—20. xii. '09: 29. xii. '09—3. ix. '10: '21. ix. '10—9. vii. '11 (7 certificates).

Table: Hospital Cases (including one Sanatorium case). Duration of Institutional treatment.

Hospital Cases (including one Sanatorium case). Duration of Institutional treatment.

Approximate duration of case (years).No. of Cases.Under one week.One week to one month.1—Months.
m.f.8-6—9—
Oneadmission only.
0—121-—21(1)-—
4—51-1--——
Not known3213(1)——1()—
Two or more admissions.
2—313. v.—23. v. '11 : 23. v.—3. vii. '11.
5—10-1Mount Vernon, 1906 Brompton, 1909 : Paddington Infirmary, 21. i.— 17. ii. '11 : Hospital of SS. John and Elizabeth, 22. v.—20. viii. 11.
Not known131. x.'10—11. i.'11 : 11. ii.—27. iii.'11 : 5. viii.—10. viii.'11 : 10. viii— 7. xii. '11.

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(Note.—2 males and 2 females (in addition to the above) dying in hospital were persons passing
through the Borough only.
1 other male certified as dying of pulmonary tuberculosis was found to have aneurysm of the aorta and no
tuberculosis at the I'.M. examination.)