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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
Leyton 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| No. | Date of Notification. | Sex. | Age. | Hospital. | Site of Initial Paralysis. | Condition at end of Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admitted. | Discharged. | ||||||
| 1 | 25/6/50 | M | 5 | 25/6/50 | 8/8/50 | Palate and face | Complete recovery. |
| 2 | 8/7/50 | M | 7 | 8/7/50 | 29/7/50 | None | Complete recovery. |
| 3 | 19/7/50 | F | 2 | 19/7/50 | 30/10/50 | Right arm and right leg | Right sided limp. Has full use of arm. |
| 4 | 24/7/50 | M | 2 | 23/7/50 | 6/8/50 | Right arm and shoulder | Improving with treatment. |
| 5 | 26/7/50 | F | 10 | 26/7/50 | 6/9/50 | None | Complete recovery. |
| 6 | 28/7/50 | M | 6 | 27/7/50 | 22/9/50 | Palate | Complete recovery. |
| 7 | 1/8/50 | M | 32 | 1/8/50 | 18/9/50 | Right arm, left leg and trunk | Improving with treatment. |
| 8 | 18/8/50 | F | 19 | 18/8/50 | 19/9/50 | Palate and pharynx | Returned to Switzerland. |
| 9 | 21/8/50 | F | 5 | 4/6/50 | 23/8/50 | Right facial | Improving with treatment. |
| 10 | 25/8/50 | M | 26 | 19/8/50 | 19/9/50 | None | Complete recovery. |
| 11 | 8/9/50 | M | 8 | Not removed | Left facial | Complete recovery. | |
| 12 | 12/9/50 | F | 9 | 12/9/50 | 7/11/50 | Left facial | Improving with treatment. |
| 13 | 14/9/50 | F | 13 | 13/9/50 | 7/10/50 | Weakness of left arm | Complete recovery. |
| 14 | 2/11/50 | M | 24 | 18/10/50 | — | Both legs | Still in hospital. Paralysis still present. |