Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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THE PREVALENCE OF DISEASE.
The following diseases are compulsorily notifiable in Paddington:—
Acute Encephalitis Lethargica.
Acute Influenzal Pneumonia.
Acute Polio-encephalitis.
Acute Polio-myelitis.
Acute Primary Pneumonia.
Anthrax.
Cerebro-spinal Fever.
Chicken-pox.
Cholera.
Continued Fever.
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.
Dysentery.
Erysipelas.
German Measles.
Glanders.
Hydrophobia.
Malaria.
Measles.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
Plague.
Puerperal Fever.
Relapsing Fever.
Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever.
Small-pox.
Trench Fever.
Tuberculosis.
Typhoid or Enteric Fever.
Typhus Fever.
The following table summarises the numbers of notifiable diseases notified in the years 1916 to 1925:— Analysis of Notification Certificates (Uncorrected for Errors).
1916. | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. | 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | |
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Anthrax | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Cerebro-spinal Fever | 9 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Chicken-pox | — | - | 207 | — | — | — | 22 | 465 | 395 | 459 |
Continued Fever | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Diphtheria | 209 | 227 | 254 | 255 | 461 | 442 | 401 | 219 | 278 | 336 |
Dysentery | — | — | — | (a) 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Acute Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | (a) 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 |
Typhoid Fever | 23 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 18 |
Erysipelas | 105 | 66 | 56 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 77 | 54 | 69 | 64 |
Malaria | — | — | — | (a) 64 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
Measles | 546 | 2,701 | 11,004 | 1,258 | 1,427 | 163 | 2,117 | 372 | 3,215 | 1,254 |
Membranous Croup | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 20 | 27 | 22 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 15 | 22 | 18 | 23 |
Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | — | — | — | (a)87 | 45 | 27 | 72 | 33 | 87 | 88 |
„ Primary Pneumonia | — | — | — | (a)83 | 96 | 105 | 254 | 302 | 369 | 265 |
„ Polio-encephalitis | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 |
„ Polio-myelitis | ||||||||||
Puerperal Fever | 8 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 15 |
Scarlet Fever | 272 | 124 | 150 | 261 | 502 | 827 | 529 | 323 | 290 | 264 |
Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Tuberculosis—Total | 526 | 502 | 451 | 391 | 383 | 335 | 312 | 338 | 379 | 400 |
Pulmonary | 388 | 355 | 325 | 284 | 277 | 244 | 204 | 222 | 242 | 231 |
Other Forms | 138 | 147 | 126 | 107 | 106 | 91 | 108 | 116 | 137 | 169 |
(a) First Year of Notification.
The following tables furnish an analysis of some of the notifiable diseases according to age, sex and ward of the Borough, in the years 1924 and 1925:— 1924. Notifications.
Queen's Park. | Harrow Road. | Maida Vale. | Westbourne. | Church. | Lancaster Gate. | Hyde Park. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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A.—Ward Distribution. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |||||||||||
Diphtheria and Memb. Croup | 27 | 20 | 32 | 34 | 17 | 13 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||
Typhoid Fever | - | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | ||||||||||
Erysipelas | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | -— | — | ||||||||||
Pneumonia—a. Influenzal | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 12 | — | 2 | —. | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
„ A. Primary | 28 | 13 | 41 | 23 | 30 | 22 | 41 | 27 | 50 | 62 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||
Puerperal Fever | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | -— | — | ||||||||||
Scarlet Fever | 17 | 11 | 42 | 45 | 31 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||
B.—Sex-Age Distribution: Borough. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0— | 1— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | ||||||||||||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |||||||||
Diphtheria and Memb. Croup | 5 | 1 | 59 | 40 | 55 | 49 | 15 | 35 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Typhoid Fever | — | — | - | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||
Qeumonia—A. Influenzal | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
„ A. Primary | 34 | 27 | 50 | 63 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 11 | ||||||||
Scarlet Fever | — | 1 | 43 | 36 | 92 | 73 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |