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Paddington 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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ophthalmia neonatorum. 29
In the case which was not formally notified the attack commenced on the second day of
life, and the child recovered without damage to the eyes.
The routine established for watching over this disease was fully described in the report for
1911. Free use was made last year of the services of the Victoria Nursing Association.
TABLE 15.
| Wards, &c. | Diphtheria. | Scarlet Fever. | Enteric Fever. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | |||||||
| Total Reported. | Removed to Hospital. | At Home. | In Hospital. | Total Reported. | Removed to Hospital. | At Home. | In Hospital. | Total Reported. | Removed to Hospital. | At Home. | In Hospital. | |
| Queens Park | 53 (5) | 47 (5) | - | 2 | 47 | 46 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Harrow Road | 60 (4) | 58 (4) | - | 1 | 44 (1) | 40 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Maida Vale | 22 (1) | 21 (1) | 1 | 1 | 36 (2) | 30 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Westbourne | 48 (1) | 47 (1) | - | 1 | 45 | 42 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| Church | 43 (4) | 42 (4) | - | 3 (2) | 71 (7) | 70 (7) | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| Lancaster Gate | ||||||||||||
| West | 9 | 4 | - | - | 11 | 11 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| East | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Hyde Park | 11 | 10 | - | 1 | 14 (2) | 11 (2) | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1911 | 168 (19) | 154 (17) | 1 | 12 (1) | 226 (32) | 218 (32) | - | 4(1) | 38 (11) | 33 (9) | — | 6(1) |
TABLE 16.
| Diphtheria. | Scarlet Fever. | Enteric Fever. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912. | 1911. | 1907-11. | 1912. | 1911. | 1907-11. | 1912. | 1911. | 1907-11. | |
| Removed to Hospital (1) | 91.6 | 90.5 | 92.2 | 96.4 | 94.9 | 87. | 78.7 | ||
| Fatality (2)—Total | 8.0 | 9.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 18.5 | 14.6 | ||
| At Home | 8.3 | 14.2 | — | — | 0.8 | — | 21.2 | ||
| In Hospital | 8.0 | 9.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 20.8 | 12.5 | ||
| Mortality (3) | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.03 | ||
(1) Per 100 cases reported. (2) Per 100 cases corrected for " errors."
(3) Per 1,000 persons of all ages.
TABLE 17. Mortality Rates.*
| Diphtheria. | Scarlet Fever. | Enteric Fever. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912. | 1911. | 1907-11. | 1912. | 1911. | 1907-11. | 1912. | 1911. | 1907-11. | |
| Queens Park | 0.12 | 0.08 | 006 | 0.06 | - | 0.01 | |||
| Harrow Road | 0.07 | 0.11 | — | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.05 | |||
| Maida Vale | 0.05 | 0.10 | - | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.02 | |||
| Westbourne | 0.13 | 0.12 | — | 0.07 | — | 0.02 | |||
| Church | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.03 | |||
| Lancaster Gate, West | 0.11 | 0.07 | — | 0.02 | — | 0.02 | |||
| Do. East | 0.12 | 0.10 | — | — | — | . | |||
| Hyde Park | - | 0.01 | . | . | — | 0.04 | |||
* Per 1,000 estimated population.