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Paddington 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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appendix : prevention of infectious diseases.
TABLE XX.
Prevention of Infectious Diseases.
| Annual Averages. | Totals. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914-18. | 1919. | 1920. | 1921. | |
| All Diseases, Enquiries by— | ||||
| District Inspectors | 3,704 | 1,797 | 1,721 | 1,931 |
| Women Inspectors | 7,172 | 6,311 | 6,559 | 4,904 |
| Tuberculosis—Included in above— | ||||
| Women Inspectors | 4,157 | 2,670 | 2,186 | 2,755 |
| Patients removed to Hospital—All Diseases (excluding Tuberculosis) | 618 | 659 | 1,122 | 1,397 |
| Booms Disinfected after— | ||||
| Tuberculosis | 816 | 239 | 272 | 229 |
| Other Diseases ... | 3,300 | 2,494 | 3,217 | 2,074 |
| Weight of Bedding, etc., Disinfected (tons) | 54 | 50. | 45. | 51½ |
| Cost of same | £1,156 | £1,588 | £1,850 | £2,139 |
| School Notices issued— | ||||
| Measles, Whooping Cough, Chickenpox | 3,377 | 3,096 | 3,213 | 1,212 |
| Other Diseases | 796 | 559 | 1,160 | 1,650 |
| Bacteriological Examinations for— | ||||
| Diphtheria | 540 | 479 | 1,419 | 754 |
| Enteric Fever | 9 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 9 | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis | 215 | l44 | 173 | 206 |
| Sanitary Work. Cutting-off of Water supplies. | ||||
| Notices Received | 29 | 11 | 4 | 20 |
| Referring to Inhabited Premises | 15 | 10 | 1 | 13 |
| Empty „ | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Other „ | 3 | — | — | 1 |
| Reasons for—Rates unpaid | 10 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| Defective fittings | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Mortuary. | ||||
| Bodies Deposited, total | 821 | 288 | 224 | 220 |
| „ „ for inquests | 258 | 220 | 160 | 158 |
| „ „ pending burial, infectio | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| „ „ other | 61 | 66 | 62 | 61 |
| P.M. examinations made | 125 | 119 | 98 | 102 |
| Trade Nuisances. | ||||
| Offensive Smells—Complaints | 9 (7) | 5 (5) | 8 (6) | 12 (12) |
| Accumulations of Manure | 17 (11) | 26 (21) | 13 (12) | 22 (18) |
| Smoke—Complaints | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| „ Premises watched | 16 | 10 | 17 | 19 |
| „ „ Hours of observation 106 | 411/4 | 84 | 345½ | |
| Duration of smoke (hours), including 673/4 | 26 | 583/4 | 1081/4 | |
| „ black smoke | 23/4 | 23/4 | 3½ | 181/4 |
| Canal Boats. (1918) | ||||
| On Register at end of year | 204 | 211 | 224 | 226 |
| (Averages) | ||||
| Known to be using Canal Basin | 73 | 103 | 111 | 113 |
| Inspections made | 135 | 57 | 64 | 61 |
| Infringements of Acts discovered | 15 | 20 | 23 | 18 |
| Notices served | 12 | 13 | 15 | 9 |
| Children found on boats | 122 | 61 | 86 | 76 |