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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
Holborn 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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The following table gives information up to the end of 1934 respecting the 16 cases of encephalitis lethargica notified in the Borough since the Public Health (Encephalitis Lethargica) Regulations came into force on the 1st January, 1919 :—
| Date of Notification | Patient. | Sex. | Age when notified. | Subsequent History. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/1/20 | B.R. | F | 32 years | Disease fatal 13/1/20 |
| 6/2/20 | P.P. | M | 8 years | Disease fatal 28/2/20 |
| 7/2/20 | W.W. | M | 47 years | Disease fatal 7/2/20 |
| 26/4/22 | W.H. | M | 14 years | Disease fatal 19/4/22 |
| 4/4/24 | A K. | F | 28 years | Disease fatal 28/3/24 |
| 16/5/24 | G.C. | M | 36 years | Returned to Italy ; no further information |
| 20/6/24 | R.V.M. | M | 40 years | Went to Australia. Complete recovery reported |
| 9/7/24 | F.H. | F | 7 years | Complete recovery |
| 26/9/24 | B.V. | F | 53 years | Disease fatal 21/9/24 |
| 4/5/25 | C.S. | F | 28 years | In-patient in St. Pancras Hos-pital. Condition reported to be satisfactory |
| 29/5/26 | H.P. | M | 33 years | Disease fatal 30/5/26 |
| 22/7/29 | C.M. | M | 47 years | Returned to West Indies ; no further information |
| 26/5/30 | W.W. | M | 32 years | Disease fatal 30/5/30 |
| 4/2/32 | P.L. | F | 26 years | Disease fatal 20/1/32 |
| 19/9/33 | J.C. | M | 16 years | Disease fatal 17/9/33 |
| 6/1/34 | S.B. | M | 48 years | Disease fatal 1/1/34 |
The table excludes one patient, notified 15/11/24, who was subsequently found not to be
suffering from this disease.
In February, 1928, a communication was received from the Medical Officer of Health
of the London County Council respecting non-notified cases of encephalitis lethargica.
Information of four such cases in the Borough was forwarded in order that where the patients
were not of school age they could be kept under observation in the same way as notified
cases.
The following gives particulars of these cases: —
| Date of Onset. | Patient. | Sex | Date of Birth. | Condition at end of 1934. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/9/20 | P.L. | F | 1904 | Disease fatal 20/1/32. |
| Jan., 1920 | W.P. | M | 1910 | Died 1929. |
| Feb., 1924 | W.B. | M | 1913 | In Northern Hospital (L.C.C.); Condition worse. |
| Nov., 1924 | K.M. | F | 1911 | General condition improved. Attending West End Hospital for Nervous Diseases. |
In London 29 cases of acute encephalitis lethargica were notified during the
year 1934, and in the same period 36 deaths were registered as due to this disease.