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Paddington 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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The appended tables furnish an analysis of (A) the notified cases of infectious disease according
to age and sex, and (B) a few selected infectious diseases according to sex and ward of the
Borough.
NOTIFICATIONS. A.—Sex-Age Distribution. Borough.
| 0— | 1— | 2— | 3— | 4— | 5— | 10— | 15— | 20— | 35— | 45— | 65- | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | ||
| Acute Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | - |
| ,, Influenzal Pneumonia | _ | 1 | _ | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | __ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
| ,, Primary Pneumonia .. | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | _ | _ | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| ,, Polio-encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | - | - | |
| „ Polio-myelitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | - |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | _ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Anthrax | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | _ | _ | — | — | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — |
| Chicken-pox | 7 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 78 | 65 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Continued Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | — | 1 | — |
| Diphtheria | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 40 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | _ _ |
| Dysentery | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | — | |
| Erysipelas | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | _ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 7 |
| Food Poisoning or Suspected Food Poisoning | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | 11 | 4 | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Infective Enteritis or Summer Diarrhoea | 22 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | _ | _ | — |
| Membranous Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 2 | _ | _ | _ | — |
| ,, Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 38 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | — | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 50 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | _ | |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | — | |
| Typhoid or Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | - |
B.—Ward Distribution.
| Queen's Park. | Harrow Road. | Maida Vale. | Town. | Church. | West-bourne . | Lancaster Gate. | Hyde Park. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West. | East. | |||||||||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Diphtheria and Memb. Croup | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| Typhoid and Continued Fever | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | _ | 1 | - |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia—Acute Influenzal | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | _ | _ | 1 |
| ,, Acute Primary | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | _ | 1 |
| ,, Pyrexia | — | 3 | — | 11 | — | 10 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | _ | 4 |
| Scarlet Fever | 15 | 10 | 30 | 27 | 16 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 33 | 21 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
SCARLET FEVER.
During 1936 there were 261 cases of scarlet fever notified.
Of the cases notified, 2 were under the age of one year, 78 were between the ages of 1 and 5
years, 126 between the ages of 5 and 15 years, 47 between the ages of 15 and 35 years, and 8 over
the age of 35 years.
Of the 261 cases, 239 were removed to Isolation Hospitals. The remaining cases were treated
at home, proper facilities being available for isolation and treatment. One death from this disease
occurred during the year.
Seasonal Prevalence.—The following table shows the number of cases notified in each four-weekly
period during 1936.