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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Paddington 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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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 information | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | |
| Death Returns from Local Registrars | 8(8) | 2(2) | -(3) | 1(2) |
| Death Returns from Registrar.General | 3(3) | 1(2) | 2(1) | -(2) |
| Posthumous notifications | 3(1) | 1(-) | 1(-) | -(-) |
| Transfers from other areas (excluding transferable deaths) | 9(6) | 7(3) | -(1) | 2(-) |
| Totals | 23(18) | 11(7) | 3(5) | 3(4) |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary-Male | -(-) | 2(2) | 7(4) | - (1) | 7(4) | 15(23) | 44(55) | 35(37) | 34(25) | 15(14) | 9(4) | 168(169) |
| Pulmonary-Female | 1(-) | 2(-) | 1(8) | 7(-) | 10(15) | 29(32) | 47(45) | 17(25) | 18(3) | 5(7) | -(2) | 137(137) |
| Non-Pulmonary-Male | -(-) | 1(2) | 2(-) | 1(-) | 1(-) | 3(-) | 1(2) | -(1) | 1(-) | -(-) | -(-) | 10(5) |
| Non-Pulmonary-Female | 2(-) | 2(2) | 3(-) | 1(4) | 1(2) | 5(-) | 3(5) | -(3) | -(-) | 1(2) | -(-) | 18(18) |
| Total | 3(-) | 7(6) | 13(12) | 9(5) | 19(21) | 52(55) | 95(107) | 52(66) | 53(28) | 21(23) | 9(6) | 333(329) |
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.
| Year | No. of Deaths From | Total Deaths | Death-Rate Per 1,000 Pop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | All Forms of Tuberculosis | ||
| 1939 | 83 | 12 | 95 | 0.66 | 0.75 |
| 1940 | 72 | 14 | 86 | 0.73 | 0.88 |
| 1941 | 85 | 12 | 97 | 1.09 | 1.25 |
| 1942 | 70 | 17 | 87 | 0.83 | 1.04 |
| 1943 | 74 | 5 | 79 | 0.82 | 0.87 |
| 1944 | 76 | 8 | 84 | 0.82 | 0.90 |
| 1945 | 59 | 9 | 68 | 0.59 | 0.68 |
| 1946 | 95 | 5 | 100 | 0.80 | 0.85 |
| 1947 | 71 | 12 | 83 | 0.56 | 0.65 |
| 1948 | 69 | 12 | 81 | 0.54 | 0.63 |
| 1949 | 79 | 6 | 85 | 0.60 | 0.65 |