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Paddington 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912.
Summary of Notifications on Forms A and B received during the year 1926.
| Tuberculosis of the Lungs. | Other Tuberculosis. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Total. | Male. | Female. | Total. | |
| Primary Notifications— | ||||||
| 0— 1 year | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1— 5 years | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| 5—10 „ | 3 | — | 3 | 26 | 27 | 53 |
| 10—15 „ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 15—20 „ | 8 | 20 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 20—25 „ | 11 | 19 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 25—35 „ | 30 | 37 | 64 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 35—45 „ | 26 | 13 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 45—55 „ | 16 | 13 | 28 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 55—65 „ | 14 | 3 | 17 | 2 | — | 2 |
| 65 years and over | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Total | 114 | 111 | 218 | 64 | 68 | 132 |
| Cases re-notified | 61 | 55 | 116 | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| Total Notifications on Form A | 170 | 164 | 334 | 76 | 81 | 157 |
| Primary Notifications by School Medical Officers— | ||||||
| 0— 5 years | — | — . | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| 5—10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10—15 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Cases re-notified | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Total Notifications on Form B | — | — | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
1926.
No. of Notifications on Forms C and D.
| Poor Law Institutions. | Sanatoria. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. | D. | C. | D. | |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis— | ||||
| Male | 33 | 26 | 93 | 57 |
| Female | 36 | 38 | 79 | 38 |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis— | ||||
| Male | 4 | 6 | 27 | 14 |
| Female | 3 | 3 | 31 | 19 |
C—Upon admission.
D—Upon discharge.
Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1921.
| Cases removed from Register:— | 1926. |
| By reason of— | |
| Death | 130 |
| Removal | 156 |
| Recovery of patient or variation of diagnosis | 91 |
| Total | 377 |
Of the patients who removed from the Borough during 1926, the new addresses were obtainable
in 73 instances, and particulars of the cases were transmitted to the Medical Officers of Health of the
respective districts.
In 1926, 9 cases of patients who had removed into the Borough from other districts were added
to the register.
The number of cases remaining on the Tuberculosis Register at the close of 1926 was 1,801.