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Paddington 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.
Supplementary Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1937 of all patients remaining on the Dispensary Register
and (b) the reasons for the removal of all cases written off the Register.
| Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relates | Previous to 1927 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bones and joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | ||||
| (a) Remaining on Dispensary Register on 31st December. | Disease Arrested | Adults | M. | — | 3 | — | 12 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| F. | — | 2 | — | 20 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | 1 | 4 | — | 22 | 27 | — | 1 | — | 11 | 12 | — | 1 | — | 19 | 20 | — | 2 | — | 7 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 13 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 13 | |||
| Disease not Arrested | Adults | M. | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| F. | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | |||
| Condition not ascertained during the year | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Total on Dispensary Register at 31st December | 4 | 11 | — | 55 | 70 | — | 1 | — | 13 | 14 | — | 1 | — | 19 | 20 | — | 3 | — | 9 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 17 | 5 | — | — | 17 | 22 | |||
| Transferred to Pulmonary | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| (b) Not now on Dispensary Register and reasons for removal therefrom. | Discharged as Recovered | Adults | M. | 1 | 11 | — | 29 | 41 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| F. | 4 | 3 | — | 23 | 30 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||||||
| Children | 1 | 7 | — | 78 | 86 | — | 3 | — | 20 | 23 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | |||
| Lost sight of, or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register | 9 | 37 | 5 | 121 | 172 | 1 | 4 | — | 50 | 55 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 47 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 30 | 2 | 5 | — | 23 | 30 | |||
| Dead | Adults | M. | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| F. | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |||
| Total written off Dispensary Register | 16 | 69 | 5 | 255 | 335 | 1 | 7 | — | 75 | 83 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 55 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 23 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 36 | 3 | 8 | — | 26 | 37 | |||
| Grand Totals of (a) and (b) (excluding those transferred to Pulmonary). | 20 | 70 | 5 | 310 | 405 | 1 | 8 | — | 88 | 97 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 68 | 75 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 32 | 55 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 53 | 8 | 8 | — | 43 | 59 | |||