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Paddington 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
| Disease | Total Cases Notified | Cases Admitted to Hospital | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute Encephalitis lethargica | 1 | 1 | - |
| „ Influenzal pneumonia | 22 | 4 | 4 |
| „ Primary pneumonia | 80 | 57 | 6 |
| „ Polio-encephalitis | - | - | — |
| „ Polio-myelitis | 1 | 1 | — |
| „ Rheumatism | 9 | — | |
| Anthrax | - | - | - |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 24 | 24 | 4 |
| Continued fever | 3 | 2 | - |
| Diphtheria | 42 | 40 | 2 |
| Dysentery | 3 | 3 | - |
| Erysipelas | 43 | 21 | 1 |
| Food poisoning or suspected food poisoning | 6 | - | - |
| Infective enteritis or summer diarrhœa | 24 | 23 | 3 |
| Malaria | 4 | 4 | - |
| Measles | 253 | 190 | - |
| Membranous croup | — | — | - |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 20 | 18 | - |
| Puerperal fever | 23 | 23 | 1 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 17 | 16 | - |
| Scarlet fever | 56 | 51 | - |
| Smallpox | - | - | - |
| Typhoid or enteric fever | 5 | 3 | - |
| Whooping cough | 24 | 10 | - |
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION. During the year 42 children were fully
inoculated under the Council's Scheme, and 8 cases attended
the Diphtheria Immunisation Clinic at St. Mary's Hospital.
VACCINATION. The latest return available is for the year 1939.
This shows that of the 2,192 children whose births were registered
during that year 32.4 per cent were successfully vaccinated
and 12.2 per cent were exempted on production of
statutory declarations of conscientious objection. Insusceptibility,
removals, deaths, not traced, etc., account for
the remaining 55.4 per cent.
TUBERCULOSIS. l68 eases of pulmonary tuberculosis and 37 cases
of non-pulmonary tuberculosis were notified. The total number
of cases on the register at the end of the year was 851.
DISPENSARY TREATMENT.
| Paddington Tuberculosis Dispensary | St. Mary's Hospital Tuberculosis Dispensary | |
|---|---|---|
| No. of patients examined for 1st time (excluding contacts) | 502 | 124 |
| No. of above found tuberculous | 106 | 54 |
| No. of contacts examined | 117 | 42 |
| No. of contacts found tuberculous | 5 | — |
| No. of attendances at Dispensary- | 3535 | 1919 |
| No. of visits by Tuberculosis Officers | 264 . | 57 |
| No. of visits by Tuberculosis Nurses | 2540 | 1688 |