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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
St Pancras 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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All cases have been visited and enquiries made. In view of the absence of
evidence of the spread of the disease by infected articles, disinfection has
not been insisted on in recent cases.
In none of the 9 cases notified in 1913 was any definite cause found and no
history pointing to infection from previous cases or "carriers" except that
two cases (onset of first early in June, and onset of second on 14th August)
occurred in the same block of modern flats, though in distinct and separate
flats.
Particulars about the individual cases are given in the following table:
| Date of Notification 1913. | Name. | Age and Sex. | Date of Onset. 1913. | Sub- division of Boro. | Removal to Hospital. 1913. | Muscles affected. | Result. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 th June | D—C— | F. 11 | Early | in June | S.3 (Burton) (Ward 8) | Yes. N.W. Hospital (M.A.B.) | Throat. | Still cannot swallow or speak properly . | Notified by Medical Superintendent of N.W. Hospital. |
| 3rd June | C—F- | F. 1½ | 26th May | N.3 (Gospel Oak) (Ward 1) | Yes. Hampstead General Hospital | Legs and back. | Partial recovery (slight lameness left). | Notified by doctor at the Hampstead General Hospital. |
| 17th July | G—H— | 4th July | S.l (Argyle) (Ward 8) | Yes. Children's Hospital, Great Ormond Street. | Arms, chest, and diaphragm. | Died. | P. M. showed inflammation of anterior horns and other parts of spinal cord. | |
| loth Aug. | E—N— | F. 3¼ | 6 th Aug. | S.4 (Endsleigh) (Ward 7) | No. | Bight arm. | Complete recovery. | Notified by the doctor at the National Hospital for the Paralysed land Epileptic, Queen's Square. |
| ~28th Aug. | D-Mc- | F. 1 11/12 | 14th Aug | S.3 (Burton) (Ward 8) | No. | Legs. | Partial recovery; still improving. | Notified by private practitioner and verified later by National Hospital for the Paralysed and Epileptic, Queen'sSquare. |
| 13th Nov. | S-C- | M.1¼ | Early in Oct. | E.2 Camden Square) (Ward 3) | No. | Legs. | Partial recovery. | Notified by the doctor at the London Temperance Hospital. |
| 12th Nov. | C—S— | M. 13 | 25th Oct. | E.l Bartholomew) Ward 8) | Yes. Hampstead General Hospital | Arms, legs & abdomen (bladder & rectum affected). | Complete paralysis of both legs & one arm. | Notified by the doctor at the Hampstead General Hospital. |
| 20th Dec. | P—M— | .M. 2 10/12 | Early in Nov. | N.4 I (Graf-ton) Ward2) | No. (O.P., London Temperance Hospital). | Right leg. | Recovery almost complete. | Notified by the doctor at the London Temperance Hospital. Operated upon at the London Temperance Hospital on 12th Dec. |
| 23rd Dec. | S— It- | M. 3 | 11th Dec. | E.3 £ College) Ward 3) | To. (O.P., N.W. London j Hospital). | Left leg. | Lame, but improving. | Notified by doctor at the N.W. London Hospital. |