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Paddington 1949

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

Published
1950
Author
Stewart, A. B.
Pages
24
Tables
21

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21 tables in this report

  • Page 6
    General Summary of Vital Statistics.
  • Page 8
    Deaths, 1949.—Abridged List of Causes of Death, and Sex.Age Distribution.
    Cause of Death.All AgesDeaths at Ages
    0—1—5—15—45—65—
    M.F.TotalM.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 9
    Notifications.—Following is a table showing the numbers of cases of infectious disease notified in each year from 1940 to 1949. Commencing from 1948, the actual number of cases after allowing for correction of diagnosis, is shown in brackets.
    Disease1940194119421943194419451946194719481949
  • Page 10
    Visiting.—The Lady Sanitary Inspectors visit cases of infectious disease, with the exceptions given below, and following is a summary of their work in this connection.
    DiseaseNo. of Visits.
  • Page 10
    TUBERCULOSIS. Notification Register.—Three hundred and five new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and 28 of non-pulmonary tuberculosis were notified, being a decrease of 1 pulmonary case and an increase of 5 non-pulmonary cases compared with the previous year. The numbers of cases notified in previous years are shown in the following table:—
    YearPopulationPulmonaryNon.PulmonaryTotal CasesIncidence Rate (all forms) per 1,000 C. Pop.
  • Page 10
    The ward distribution of the cases notified during 1949 is as follows:—
    WardPulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotal
    MalesFemalesMalesFemales
  • Page 11
    Forty cases of tuberculosis came to the knowledge of the Department during the year otherwise than by formal notification. These are classified as follows:—
    Source of informationPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    MalesFemalesMalesFemales
  • Page 11
    The following table shows the age distribution of the 333 cases:—
    0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-Total All ages
  • Page 11
    The number of cases on the Notification Register at the end of the year was 1,180, against 1,075 at the end of 1948. Deaths.—The numbers of deaths from tuberculosis, and the death rates for each year from 1939 are set out in the following table:—
    YearNo. of Deaths FromTotal DeathsDeath-Rate Per 1,000 Pop.
    Pulmonary TuberculosisNon-Pulmonary TuberculosisPulmonary TuberculosisAll Forms of Tuberculosis
  • Page 12
    Work Carried out at the Chest Clinic.—The following particulars relating to Paddington patients have been supplied by the Chest Clinic:—
  • Page 12
    The following analyses of the work undertaken at the session have been supplied by the Regional Board:—
    MalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 12
    ANALYSIS OF LARGE FILMS.
    MalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 14
    OUTWORKERS.—
    Section 110Section 111
    No. of out-workers in August list required by Sect. 110 (1) (c)No. of cases of default in sending lists to the CouncilNo. of prosecu-tions for failure to supply listsNo. of instances of work in unwholesome premisesNotices servedProsecutions
  • Page 14
    The 179 Outworkers visited were engaged in the following occupations:—
  • Page 16
    FOOD SUPERVISION. Sampling.—600 samples were submitted to the Public Analyst, 50 being formal samples (all milk) and 550 informal. All the samples were reported upon as genuine. The following table shows the complete list of samples taken:-
    Number ExaminedNumber Adulterated
    FormalInformalFormalInformal
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    Number ExaminedNumber Adulterated
    FormalInformalFormalInformal
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    Number ExaminedNumber Adulterated
    FormalInformalFormalInformal
  • Page 19
    Food "Shops"
  • Page 19
    Catering Establishments other than Food Shops, holding catering licences from the Ministry of Food.
  • Page 20
    Street Traders.
  • Page 20
    Animal Food Dealers