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Paddington 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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ANTHRAX.
One case of this disease was notified during the year, the patient being a woman 71
years of age. The source of infection could not be traced.
CHOLERA, DYSENTERY, GLANDERS, HYDROPHOBIA, PLAGUE, RELAPSING
FEVER, TYPHUS FEVER.
No cases of these diseases were notified during 1931.
WHOOPING-COUGH.
This disease is notifiable in only three London boroughs and not in Paddington. Since
both the cause of the disease and effective means for treating it are unknown it would not
appear that notification could assist very much in checking it. Whooping-cough is very
infectious in the catarrhal stage, before the characteristic whoop develops, and this adds to
the difficulty in dealing with the disease.
In 1931, 8 persons died of whooping-cough, all being children under the age of 5 years.
The number of deaths in 1930 and 1929 were 4 and 71 respectively.
CANCER.
The deaths from cancer are growing in number year by year in every part of the country.
It is now one of the commonest causes of death. The number of deaths, 226, which
occurred in Paddington last year was, however, considerably lower than that recorded in
the previous year.

Table: The numbers of deaths tor previous years are shown in the list following:— Numbers of Deaths in Paddington.

The numbers of deaths tor previous years are shown in the list following:— Numbers of Deaths in Paddington.

1931226
1930278
1929284
1928260
1927247
1926239
1925230
1924234
1923206
1922191
1921226
1920194
1919170
1918164
1917201
1916205
1906164

Table: The following table furnishes an analysis of the sites affected in the fatal cases of cancer during the year. Seven cases are not included owing to absence of information.

The following table furnishes an analysis of the sites affected in the fatal cases of cancer during the year. Seven cases are not included owing to absence of information.

Site of Disease.Ages.All Ages.
0-15-25-35-45-55-65-75-
M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
Buccal cavity--------22213--174
Pharynx, oesophagus, stomach, liver and annexa-----1_--44871112532827
Peritoneum, intestines and rectum-----1-1447656251823
Female genital organs-----1-3-9-2-6-1-22
Breast-----1-1-8-5-6-9-30
Skin---------1---1-2-
Other or unspecified organs1--1111-22195106453820
1-11515122937262936122493126