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ACUTE POLIOMYELITIS.
3 notifications were received. The 3 cases were treated in hospital
and 1 was subsequently certified to be not suffering from the disease,
leaving 2 true cases.
ACUTE ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA.
No notifications were received. The death of a patient who was
notified in 1924 was recorded.
Cases of Encephalitis Lethargica are kept under observation until
the acute stage has passed. Subsequently, periodical visits are made and
reports as to the condition of patients are forwarded to the London County
Council.
Excluding the case which died during the year, 25 cases were investigated
. The following is a summary of the reports submitted:—
Recovered or much improved and returned to work or
school 8
In Institutions:—
Mental Hospitals 2
Other Hospitals 4
6
Attending hospitals or otherwise undergoing treatment 10
Suffering from after-effects but not receiving treatment 1
25
The 11 patients suffering from after-effects (excluding those in
Institutions) were affected as follows:—
Intelligence below normal
1
Sleep, poor or excessive
3
Paralysis—severe 3, slight 2
5
Movements of limbs impaired
1
Subject to faintness
1
11