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Camberwell 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.

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Table: The following table gives details of the cases notified during the year:—

The following table gives details of the cases notified during the year:—

Sex.Age.Date of Notification.Subsequent History.
F.281st JanuaryDied
F.173rd JanuaryTremors. Attending Guy's hospital as an out-patient
M.2617th JanuaryDied
F.309th MarchRecovered completely
M.914th AprilDied
M.165th SeptemberParalysed legs. Receiving Institutional treatment.
M.6016th SeptemberRight arm partially paralysed

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The Metropolitan Asylums Board has provided facilities at
the Northern Hospital, Winchmore Hill, for the observation and
treatment of the after effects of encephalitis lethargica in children
from 3 to 16 years. Unfortunately, similar institutional facilities
for adult patients has not yet been provided; it is much needed,
as home supervision and treatment in the majority of cases are
quite inadequate for this distressing disease.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
The number of cases of this disease notified during the year
was 25, and in addition 88 cases of inflammation of the eyes in
infants were also brought to the notice of the department.

Table: The particulars of the notified cases, as required by the Ministry of Health, are set out in the following table:—

The particulars of the notified cases, as required by the Ministry of Health, are set out in the following table:—

Notified.Cases Treated.Vision Unimpaired.Vision Impaired.Total Blindness.Deaths.
At Home.In Hospital.
25151024––1*

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Polio-myelitis and Polio-encephalitis.
Four cases of anterior polio-myelitis were notified, as compared
with three in 1926.

Table: The following table gives particulars of the cases notified and their condition at the end of 1927:—

The following table gives particulars of the cases notified and their condition at the end of 1927:—

Sex.Age.Date of Notification.Where treated.Subsequent history.
Male316th JuneHomeCompletely cured.
Male4½9th JulyHomeMuch improved—no paralysis.
Female1½2nd AugustHospitalNow in Queen Mary's Hospital, Carshalton.
Female18th AugustHospitalNow in Queen Mary's Hospital, Carshalton.