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

  • Paddington (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
[1934]
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    15 B.—Sex-Age Distribution. Borough. 0— 1— 2— 3— 4— 5— 10— 15— 20— 35— 45— ##] M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Diphtheria and Memb. Croup 1 3 7 4 13 5 12 11 18 8 61 54 10 26 9 10 18 1 1 — 3 2 Typhoid and Continued Fever 1 3 1 1 1 Erysipelas 1 _ 1 2 1 1 1 6 11 2 8 10 16 3 3 Pneumonia—A. Influenzal 1 _ — 2 5 1 1 1 4 13 12 6 9 9 18 9 11 ,, A. Primary 5 8 12 7 5 1 3 4 3 2 13 7 2 2 2 5 13 11 9 6 21 7 4 5 Scarlet Fever — 4 10 9 10 11 21 15 14 25 58 75 27 38 9 9 15 36 4 4 1 1 — — SCARLET FEVER. During 1933 there were 396 cases of scarlet fever notified. Of the cases notified 4 were under the age of 1 year, 115 between the ages of 1 and 5 years, 198 between the ages of 5 and 15 years, 69 between the ages of 15 and 35 years, and 10 over the age of 35 years. Of the 396 cases, 365 were removed to Isolation Hospitals. The remaining cases were treated at home, proper facilities being available for isolation and treatment . There was one death from this disease during the year. The clinical picture of scarlet fever nowadays is totally different from what it was 50 years ago. It was then a dangerous disease with a high case-mortality. It is now a disease of minor importance as compared with measles, diphtheria and whooping cough. 1933. Notifications of Scarlet Fever. Four-Weekly Periods. Period No. 1. Period No. 2. Period No. 3. Period No. 4. Period No. 5. Period No. 6. Period No. 7. Period No. 8. Period No. 9. Period No. 10. Period No. 11. Period No. 12. Period No. 13. Totals. London 1091 1116 1322 1299 1267 1466 1745 1593 1324 2166 2825 2647 2146 22006 Paddinoton 19 25 31 35 26 25 39 23 31 33 45 35 29 396 Wards— Queen's Park 1 — 5 8 7 3 5 2 4 5 1 2 4 47 Harrow Road 7 11 8 7 8 5 11 6 2 4 10 10 7 96 Maida Vale 1 2 3 5 3 4 5 4 6 3 8 5 4 53 Town 1 — 3 2 2 4 2 1 5 1 2 1 1 25 Church 2 4 4 5 3 5 5 2 3 6 8 11 6 64 Westbourne 3 6 5 4 2 2 6 5 9 11 10 4 4 71 Lancaster Gate, West 1 — 1 1 2 1 1 3 10 Lancaster Gate, East — 1 _ 1 1 1 1 1 6 Hyde Park 3 2 2 3 — 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 24 DIPHTHERIA. (Including Membranous Croup.) During 1933 there were 277 cases of diphtheria notified, but none of membranous croup. Of the 277 cases 4 were under the age of 1 year, 78 between the ages of 1 and 5 years, 151 between the ages of 5 and 15 years, 37 between the ages of 15 and 35 years, and 7 aged 35 years and upwards. Two hundred and seventy-two patients were removed to Isolation Hospitals. The remaining cases were treated at home, proper facilities being available for isolation and treatment. Nineteen deaths from this disease occurred during 1933, 2 of the deaths being those of children under the age of 5 years. Comparison with previous years is as follows:— 1921 22 deaths 1922 25 ,, 1923 14 ,, 1924 14 ,, 1925 11 .. 1926 21 ,, 1927 11 ,, 1928 7 ,, 1929 9 .. 1930 12 ,, 1931 8 ,, 1932 13 „ 1933 19 „