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Paddington 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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16
THE PREVALENCE OF DISEASE.
The following diseases are compulsorily notifiable under certain conditions in Paddington:—
Acute Encephalitis Lethargica.
Acute Influenzal Pneumonia.
Acute Polio-encephalitis.
Acute Polio-myelitis.
Acute Primary Pneumonia.
Acute Rheumatism.
Anthrax.
Cerebro-spinal Fever.
Chicken-pox.
Cholera.
Continued Fever.
Diphtheria or Membranous Croup.
Dysentery.
Erysipelas.
Food Poisoning or Suspected Food Poisoning.
Glanders.
Hydrophobia.
Infective Enteritis or Summer Diarrhoea.
Malaria.
Measles
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
Plague.
Puerperal Fever.
Puerperal Pyrexia.
Relapsing Fever.
Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever.
Smallpox.
Tuberculosis.
Typhoid or Enteric Fever.
Typhus Fever.
Whooping Cough.

Table: The following table shows the number of cases (excepting tuberculosis), notified during the year, the number admitted to hospital, and the number of deaths:—

The following table shows the number of cases (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——1
„ Influenzal Pneumonia1972
„ Primary Pneumonia1108510
„ Polio-encephalitis11—
„ Polio-myelitis11—
Rheumatism2516—
Anthrax———
Cerebro-spinal Fever77—
Chicken-pox29425—
Continued Fever11—
Diphtheria2292288
Dysentery3220—
Erysipelas54382
Food Poisoning or Suspected Food Poisoning31——
Infective Enteritis or Summer Diarrhoea42375
Malaria21—
*Measles6111
Membranous Crou———
Ophthalmia Neonatorum1312—
Puerperal Fever2120—
Puerperal Pyrexia4440—
Scarlet Fever195167—
Smallpox———
Typhoid or Enteric Fever53—
*Whooping Cough104233

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*Notifiable as from 1st October, 1938.
The following table summarises the cases of all notifiable diseases notified in the years 1928
to 1938:—

Table: Analysis of Notification Certificates. (Uncorrected for Errors in Diagnosis.)

Analysis of Notification Certificates. (Uncorrected for Errors in Diagnosis.)

1929193019311932193319341935193619371938
Acute Encephalitis Lethargica51————————
„ Influenzal Pneumonia1354097661023533296719
„ Primary Pneumonia2471682431841571559992116110
„ Polio-encephalitis1—11————11
„ Polio-myelitis1122362141
„ Rheumatism52433721374118292425
Anthrax——1———————
Cerebro-spinal Fever6359637357
Chicken-pox382515555291364333365285239294
Continued Fever324—111111
Diphtheria311366254194277245203215214229
Dysentery——25111185632
Erysipelas69746760666650505654
Food Poisoning or Suspected Food Poisoning———(a) 11174563443031
Infective Enteritis or Summer Diarrhoea633040103677081715642
Malaria—1—1113632
Measles (6)21017905411414103————6
Membranous Croup6766—12———
Ophthalmia Neonatorum9151822211911141613
Puerperal Fever4587121214132321
Pyrexia42373231533627424044
Scarlet Fever323356379286396437267261233195
Smallpox33—21—————
Tuberculosis—Total335284311289270284242217262247
Pulmonary242196218213203199186163220205
Other Forms93889376678556544242
Typhoid or Enteric Fever1910946977115
Whooping Cough—————————(c) 104

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(а) First Year of Notification.
(b) Not notifiable between 19th March, 1933 and 1st October, 1938.
(c) Notifiable as from 1st October, 1938.