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Lambeth 1919
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1919
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TABLE J. BOROUGH OF LAMBETH. — Particulars of cases of acute polio-myelitis, (polio-encephalitis), cerebro-spinal fever and encephalitis lethargica acuta notified within the Borough of Lambeth, during 1919.
| Total number of Cases notified. | NUMBER OF | – | CASES (excluding Military Cases). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 year. | 1-5 years. | 5-10 years. | 10-15 years. | 15-20 years. | 20-30 years. | Over 30 years. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases. | Deaths. | Permanent Paralysis* | Cases. | Deaths. | Permanent Paralysis.* | Cases. | Deaths. | Permanent Paralysis.* | Cases | Deaths. | Permanent Paralysis.* | Cases. | Deaths. | Permanent Paralysis.* | Cases. | Deaths. | Permanent Paralysis.* | Cases. | Deaths. | Permanent Paralysis.* | Cases. | Deaths. | Permanent Paralysis.* | Cases. | Deaths. | Permanent Paralysis.* | Cases. | Deaths. | Permanent Paralysis.* | Cases. | Deaths. | Permanent Paralysis.* | Cases. | Deaths. | Permanent Paralysis * | Cases. | Deaths. | Permanent Paralysis.* | Cases. | Deaths. | Permanent Paralysis.* | ||
| †Acute Polio-myelitis (Polio-encephalitis) | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 10 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Encephalitis lethargica | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Number of cases removed to Isolation Hospital. | *i.e., Recovered | with permanent Paralysis of one or more groups of muscles (slight paralysis of ciliary muscles and accommodation). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Acute Polio-myelitis (Polio-encephalitis) | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
N.B.—There were, in addition, during 1919, 3 military cases of cerebrocases
were treated in hospital, and 1 died. spinal fever (1 "carrier") notified —2 Privates and 1 V.A.D. All the military