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Paddington 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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TUBERCULOSIS.
| Sex. | Age at Death. | Year Notified. | Date of Death, 1913. | Died at | Cause of Death. | Notes. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notified as Pulmonary Tuberculosis, (a) | ||||||
| F. | 14 | 1912 | Feb. 2 | S. Geo. Hosp. | Appendix abscess : Empyema | |
| M. | 56 | 1913 | Sept. 28 | S. My. Hosp. | Perforated duodenal ulcer | |
| M. | 1/1 0/2 | 1913 | Nov. 18 | Park Hosp. | Acute broncho-pneumonia | |
| F. | 70 | 1911 | Mar. 20 | Padd. Infy. | Acute bronchitis | |
| F. | 75 | 1912 | May 3 | Heart disease | Admitted Infirmary 1905, 1910, 1913. | |
| F. | 63 | 1913 | June 6 | Home | Fatty degeneration of heart: Consolidation of lung: Chronic alcoholism | Inquest: Post-mortem. |
| F. | 53 | 1913 | Mar. 6 | Padd. Infy. | Myelitis: Paraplegia 5| years : Pulmonary tuberculosis | Notification after death only. |
| M. | 47 | 1911 | Feb. 12 | ,, | Heart disease: Bronchitis | |
| F. | 21 | 1913 | Aug. 15 | S. My. Hosp | Valvular disease of heart | |
| F. | 25 | 1911 | Feb. 15 | Home | Asthma : Cardiac failure | |
| F. | 56 | 1913 | Sept. 27 | Sarcoma of pelvis | ||
| F. | 71 | 1912 | July 10 | Senile decay | ||
| M. | 38 | 1913 | Sept. 7 | Heart disease | ||
| M. | 46 | 1913 | Aug. 29 | Suicide: Cut throat | Wife died of pulmonary tuberculosis. | |
| M. | 8 | 1913 | June 21 | Padd. Infy. | Enteric fever | Certified twice as pulmonary tuberculosis. |
| F. | 28 | 1912 | Feb. 26 | S. My. Hosp. | Lobar pneumonia | |
| M. | 36 | 1910 | Nov. 1 | Home | Chronic bronchial asthma: Heart disease | Certified five times as pulmonary tuberculosis. |
| Notified as Pulmonary Tuberculosis, (b) | ||||||
| F. | 46 | 1912 | Dec. 23 | Home | Valvular disease of heart: Cerebral haemorrhage | Diagnosis reviewed in 1912. |
| M. | 25 | 1911 | Oct. 26 | Emphysema: Acute bronchitis | Diagnosis reviewed in 1911 on admission to Pad-dington Infirmary. | |
| F. | 46 | 1913 | Mar. 15 | Padd. Infy. | Valvular disease of heart: Parturition | |
| Under Observation as " "Suspects." | ||||||
| F. | 30 | Since | Dec. 28 | Mdx. Hosp. | Chronic nephritis | |
| 1913 | ||||||
| F. | 21 | 1913 | Sept. 5 | Home | Fatty degeneration of heart: Cerebral tumour | Inquest: Post-mortem. |
| Notified as Other Forms of Tuberculosis. | ||||||
| M. | 1 | 1913 | Dec. 24 | Home | Pneumonia | Death ensued one month after notification. |
| F. | 1 | 1913 | Aug. 17 | ,, | Whooping cough | Death ensued six months after notification. |
| F. | 1 | 1913 | July 3 | Measles : Tuberculous meningitis | Death ensued two days after notification. | |
| F. | 4 | 1913 | Nov. 22 | Padd. Infy. | Acute miliary tuberculosis : Nasal diphtheria | Inmate of Infirmary three days: Notified after death. |
The Register of Cases of Tuberculosis was first established in an informal way in 1904, but it
is only since 1909 that large numbers of cases have been entered annually. The duration of
tuberculosis is a subject which will be dealt with later, but it may be stated here that among the