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The work is carried on under the supervision of Dr. F. Porter
Smith, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.
The result of the year's work is summarised as follows:—
Sessions held 52
Patients attending in 1931 (new 143) 212
Attendances 762
„ (average per session) 14.7
New Patients tested 113
Readings of tests (positive 82, negative 27, result
unknown 4) 113
Patients inoculated—
Without test 30
After positive test (1931 patients) 81
" " " (old " ) 15
— 126
Inoculations 345
Total immunised (including 1 patient (1929)) 105
Patients still on Register at end of year 65*
Discontinued treatment 103
The total number of patients immunised or found by test to
be immune is 132, out of a total of 212 patients who have attended
during the year (62.3 per cent.). Since the opening of the clinic
755 patients have attended, and of these 525 have been immunised
or found immune by test (69.7 per cent.).
Acute Polio-Myelitis and Polio-Encephalitis.
There were three cases of Acute Polio-Myelitis notified in
Battersea during 1931. Three other cases of Polio-Myelitis, not
in the acute stage, were notified but subsequently cancelled. No
death was recorded from the disease.
Of the 30 cases on the register (including three notified in 1931)
22 were under 5 years of age when first brought under observation.
When last visited 7 were no longer receiving treatment, 1 was
receiving in-patient and 11 out-patient hospital treatment, 4 were
in convalescent institutions, while 4 were still wearing instruments.
In 1 case no information was obtainable; 1 case removed during
the year, and 1 was reported to be cured.
No case of Acute Polio-Encephalitis was notified during 1931.
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.
Six cases of Puerperal Fever were notified in Battersea in 1931,
as compared with 9 in 1930, 4 in 1929, 7 in 1928 and 9 in 1927.
In addition there were 4 unnotified cases, in 3 of which the diagnosis
was made after post-mortem examination, and in the fourth was
*Includes 4 patients (1931) negative after 1st test, who are to attend
again for re-test.