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6. Hilda West (4 years), 89, Rushmore Road.
Fell ill 16th May. Removed to Queen's Hospital 25th May.
Notified 13th June. Father a carpenter. Family occupy a flat
of four rooms and scullery. Two other children in same family
going to Millfields Road School. No other case in this school.
No connection traced with other cases. Family kept under
observation, but no other cases occurred. No nuisance on premises.
No examination of blood or cerebro-spinal fluid made. Patient
recovered with some muscles permanently paralysed.
7. Eleanor Mead (3½ years), 9, Retreat Cottages.
Fell ill 11th June. Removed to Queen's Hospital 16th June
Notified 21st June. Father, builder's labourer. Four other children
in same family going to Detmold Road School. Patient too young
for school. Family occupy a flat of two rooms. The bedrooms
said to have a few fleas. No other nuisances on premises. Rooms
cleansed and freed from vermin. Family kept under observation,
but no other case has occurred in family. Case not traced to any
other source. Spinal fluid examined. Result: spinal fluid clear;
albumen, .025 per cent.; small number of lymphocytes; sterile
culture. Patient recovered with some muscles permanently
paralysed.
8. Grace Faulkner (3 years), 42, Garnham Street.
Fell ill 20th Jun2. Notified 27th June. Removed to Eastern
Fever Hospital, Homerton, 28th June. Two other children in
family, both well. Father an engineer's labourer. The family
occupy a flat of three rooms. One room infested with bugs. This
was stripped and cleansed. Case not traced to source. Family
kept under observation, but no other cases occurred. The two other
children attended the High Street, Stoke Newington, School. No
examination of the blood or spinal fluid. Patient recovered with
some muscles permanently paralysed.
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