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diplococcus was found. The girl died, but no post mortem
examination was allowed. The death was certified as
Tubercular Meningitis. I am indebted to Dr. M. L. Treston,
the House Physician, for these particulars. The
patient's home was in a fairly good condition as to sanitation;
there was no other case of illness amongst the inmates
and no animals were kept.
POLIOMYELITIS AND POLIOENCEPHALITIS.
Three cases of these diseases were notified :—
1. D.E., a female aged two years. Illness commenced
on January 7th with irritability of temper, fever,
and vomiting. The child was admitted to the London Hospital
six hours after onset. There was no localised paralysis,
but there was right unilateral spasm (leg, arm, and
face). The child rapidly became unconscious and died.
Acute polioencephalitis of right side of brain was found
post mortem. The sanitary conditions of this child's home
was found to be good, there had been no illness amongst
the other inmates and no animals were kept.
2. H.S., a male aged one year and ten months. Illness
commenced about the middle of May, and the child
was admitted to the Queen's Hospital on the 24th of the
month. The House Physician declined to furnish medical
history, but at the date of this report the child is still under
treatment and there is partial paralysis of both lower limbs.
The child's home is in fair sanitary condition; there has
been no illness amongst the other inmates; one cat is kept.
3. E.C., a girl aged two and a half years, was
brought to the out-patient department of St. Bartholomew's
Hospital in October. The history was somewhat
vague; illness commenced about a fortnight previously