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Paddington 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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The following table furnishes an analysis of the sites affected in the fatal cases of cancer during the year.
1935.
Cancer.
| 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 and pharynx | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
| Digestive organs and peritoneum | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 20 | 50 | 72 |
| Respiratory organs | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 |
| Uterus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 12 |
| Other female genital organs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 10 |
| Breast | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 11 | — | 5 | — | 4 | — | 6 | — | 28 |
| Male genito-urinary organs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | 6 | — | 16 | — |
| Skin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
| Other or unspecified organs | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 17 | 34 | 94 | 141 | |
INFECTIVE ENTERITIS.
This disease is notifiable in some eight other metropolitan boroughs. On May 2nd, 1927, the
Council made the disease known as "Infective Enteritis" or "Summer Diarrhoea," notifiable for a
period of two years. This Order was made by virtue of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891. and
is only applicable to children under the age of five years. It was extended in 1929 for a further period
of three years. In 1932 the disease was made permanently notifiable.
Eighty-one (81) cases of the disease were notified during the year.
The number of deaths under the age of 5 years was 22, as compared with 44 in 1934, 33 in 1933,
103 in 1932, 29 in 1931, 29 in 1930, 37 in 1929, 23 in 1928, and 16 in 1927. Fifty (50) patients
received treatment in various hospitals.
TUBERCULOSIS.
Tuberculosis of all kinds is notifiable, and particulars of the number of notification certificates
received during the year 1935 are set out in the tables appended hereto.
Owing to the fact that a case of tuberculosis may be notified in several boroughs or districts, the
number of notification certificates received is only a very imperfect guide to the amount of tuberculosis
in the Borough. There is also the consideration that notification is more strictly enforced in some
districts than in others. However, recent alterations in procedure tend to make the number of cases
on the tuberculosis register serve as a guide to the real prevalence of the disease. One can also take
the annual number of deaths as being a measure of prevalence. This is probably the most exact method
which can be used at the present time.
From pulmonary tuberculosis there were 75 deaths in 1935, and from other tuberculous diseases
there were 13 deaths.
The number of deaths from tuberculosis of all kinds was 104 in 1933, 97 in 1934, and 88 in 1935,
the latter figure creating a new low record. In recent years the numbers of deaths were as follows:—
1919 133
1920 146
1921 125
1922 143
1923 127
1924 149
1925 119
1926 125
1927 118
1928 116
1929 128
1930 114
1931 138
1932 122
1933 104
1934 97
1935 88