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Paddington 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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15
THE PREVALENCE OF DISEASE.
The following diseases are compulsorily notifiable under certain conditions in Paddington:—
Acute Encephalitis Lethargica. Glanders.
Acute Influenzal Pneumonia. Hydrophobia.
Acute Polio-encephalitis. Infective Enteritis or Summer Diarrhoea.
Acute Polio-myelitis. Malaria.
Acute Primary Pneumonia. Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
Acute Rheumatism. Plague.
Anthrax. ^ Puerperal Fever.
Cerebro-spinal Fever. Puerperal Pyrexia.
Chicken-pox. Relapsing Fever.
Cholera. Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever.
Continued Fever. Smallpox.
Diphtheria or Membranous Croup. Tuberculosis.
Dysentery. Typhoid or Enteric Fever.
Erysipelas. Typhus Fever.
Food Poisoning or Suspeoted Food Poisoning.
The following table shows the number of cases of infectious disease (excepting tuberculosis), notified during the year, the number admitted to hospital, and the number of deaths :—
| Disease. | Total Cases Notified. | Cases Admitted to Hospital. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | ||
| ,, Influenzal Pneumonia | 29 | 11 | 6 |
| ,, Primary Pneumonia | 92 | 55 | 8 |
| ,, Polio-encephalitis | |||
| ,, Polio-myelitis | I | 1 | |
| ,, Rheumatism | 29 | 20 | 1 |
| Anthrax | |||
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Chicken-pox | 285 | 42 | |
| Continued Fever | 1 | 1 | |
| Diphtheria | 215 | 207 | 5 |
| Dysentery | 8 | 7 | |
| Erysipelas | 50 | 34 | 4 |
| Food Poisoning or Suspected Food Poisoning | 44 | 5 | |
| Infective Enteritis or Summer Diarrhoea | 71 | 46 | 6 |
| Malaria .... | 5 | 5 | |
| Membranous Croup | |||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 14 | 10 | |
| Puerperal Fever .. | 13 | 13 | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 42 | 39 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 261 | 239 | 1 |
| Smallpox .. | __ | ||
| Typhoid or Enteric Fever | 7 | 7 |
The following table summarises the cases of all notifiable diseases notified in the years 1926 to 1936 Analysis of Notification Certificates. (Uncorrected for Errors in Diagnosis.)
| 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute Encephalitis Lethargica .. | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| ,, Influenzal Pneumonia | 76 | 107 | 59 | 135 | 40 | 97 | 66 | 102 | 35 | 33 | 29 |
| i, Primary Pneumonia | 184 | 183 | 202 | 247 | 168 | 243 | 184 | 157 | 155 | 99 | 92 |
| h Polioencephalitis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| t, Polio-myelitis | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| ,, Rheu-matism | _ | (a)34 | 76 | 52 | 43 | 37 | 21 | 37 | 41 | 18 | 29 |
| Anthrax | 1 | 1 | __ | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Chioken-pox | 599 | 461 | 567 | 382 | 515 | 555 | 291 | 364 | 333 | 365 | 285 |
| Continued Fever | _ | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Diphtheria .. .. .. | 463 | 367 | 302 | 311 | 366 | 254 | 194 | 277 | 245 | 203 | 215 |
| Dysentery | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 |
| Erysipelas | 76 | 90 | 90 | 69 | 74 | 67 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 50 | 50 |
| Food Poisoning or Suspeoted Food | |||||||||||
| Poisoning .. .. | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | (à)ll | 17 | 45 | 63 | 44 |
| German Measles | 124 | 78 | 109 | 1163 | 86 | 58 | 77 | (b)11 | - | - | - |
| Infective Enteritis or Summer Diarrhoea | _ | (à) 6 | 20 | 63 | 30 | 40 | 103 | 67 | 70 | 81 | 71 |
| Malaria | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Measles | 1738 | 154 | 2862 | 210 | 1790 | 541 | 1414 | (b)103 | - | - | - |
| Membranous Croup | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum.. | 16 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 14 |
| Puerperal Fever .. ;. | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
| ,, Pyrexia Scarlet Fever Smallpox .. | (à) 17 | 34 | 32 | 42 | 37 | 32 | 31 | 53 | 36 | 27 | 42 |
| 199 | 320 | 519 5 | 323 3 | 356 3 | 379 | 286 o | 396 1 | 437 | 267 | 261 | |
| Tuberculosis—Total | 356 | 381 | 321 | 335 | 284 | 311 | 289 | 270 | 284 | 242 | 217 |
| Pulmonary .. .. .. , | 218 | 212 | 196 | 242 | 196 | 218 | 213 | 203 | 199 | 186 | 163 |
| Other Forms | 138 | 169 | 125 | 93 | 88 | 93 | 76 | 67 | 85 | 56 | 54 |
| Typhoid or Enteric Fever | 12 | 16 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
(а) First Year of Notification.
(b) Not notifiable after 16th Maroh, 1933.