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Paddington 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930.
Summary of Notifications on Form A received during the year 1935.
| Tuberculosis of the Lungs. | Other Tuberculosis. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Total. | Male. | Female. | Total. | |
| Primary Notifications— | ||||||
| 0—1 year | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1—5 years | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 5—10 ,, | — | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 10—15 ,, | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - | 5 |
| 15—20 ,, | 3 | 9 | 12 | _ | 2 | 2 |
| 20—25 ,, | 17 | 20 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 25—35 ,, | 27 | 28 | 55 | _ | 6 | 6 |
| 35—45 ,, | 19 | 14 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 45—55 ,, | 16 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 55—65 ,, | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 65 years and over | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Total | 95 | 91 | 186 | 34 | 22 | 56 |
| Cases re-notified | 69 | 62 | 131 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| Total Notifications on Form A | 164 | 153 | 317 | 44 | 30 | 74 |
Cases removed from Register:— 1935.
By reason of—
Death 79
Removal 290
Recovery of patient or variation of diagnosis 65
Total 434
Of the patients who removed from the Borough during 1935, the new addresses were obtainable
in 116 instances, and particulars of the cases were transmitted to the medical officers of health of the
respective districts.
In 1935, 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 1935 was 1,033 as
compared with 1,200 at the close of the year 1934.
Visits Paid to Homes of Tuberculous Patients.
| By Council's Women Inspectors | 1,104 |
| By Tuberculosis Officers | 453 |
| By Dispensary Nurses— | |
| 20, Talbot Road | 3,385 |
| St. Mary's Hospital | 2,076 |
| 7,018 |
Tuberculosis.
New Cases and Mortality During 1935.
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonarv. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 1— | _ | _ | 8 | 3 | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| 5— | _ | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 10— | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | ||||
| 15— | 3 | 9 | _ | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | — |
| 20— | 17 | 21 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 25— | 27 | 28 | _ | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 35— | 19 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | _ | 1 |
| 45— | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 55— | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 65 years and upwards | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Totals | 95 | 94 | 34 | 23 | 42 | 33 | 5 | 8 |