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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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The ward distribution of the cases notified during 1952 is as follows :—
| Ward | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | ||
| Queens Park | 10 (10) | 10 (6) | 2 (-) | 1 (-) | 23 (16) |
| Harrow Road | 19 (27) | 15 (15) | 3 (4) | 1 (3) | 38 (49) |
| Maida Vale | 21 (16) | 16 (16) | 3 (5) | 1 (-) | 41 (37) |
| Westbourne | 30 (25) | 14 (23) | 1 (2) | 4 (3) | 49 (53) |
| Church | 11 (10) | 10 (6) | 2 (3) | 4 (3) | 27 (22) |
| Town | 10 (1) | 7 (4) | -(-) | -(-) | 17 (5) |
| Lancaster Gate, West | 3 (18) | 10 (11) | - (2) | 1 (1) | 14 (32) |
| Lancaster Gate, East | 11 (10) | 16 (8) | 1 (-) | 1 (2) | 29 (20) |
| Hyde Park | 19 (16) | 9 (11) | - (2) | 1 (2) | 29 (31) |
| Borough | 134 (133) | 107 (100) | 12 (18) | 14 (14) | 267 (265) |
| Year | Number of | Deaths From | Total | Death — Rate Per 1,000 Pop. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Deaths | 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 |
| 1950 | 53 | 2 | 55 | 0.41 | 0.42 |
| 1961 | 55 | 3 | 58 | 0.44 | 0.46 |
| 1952 | 32 | 1 | 33 | 0.26 | 0.26 |
Work carried out at the Chest Clinic.— The following particulars relating to Padding ton patients have been supplied
by Dr. Keeping of the Chest Clinic:—
Patients examined for the first time (excluding contacts) 1,576 (1,918)
Number of the above found to be tuberculous . 293 (305)
Contacts examined 672 (769)
Contacts found to be tuberculous 10 (ll)
Attendances at Chest Clinic 11,251 (9,448)
Visits by Chest Physicians 261 (347)
Visits by Nurses 2,395 (2,260)