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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
Holborn 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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In February, 1928, a communication was received from the Medical Officer of Health
of the London County Council respecting non-notified cases of encephalitis lethargica.
Information of four such cases in the Borough was forwarded in order that where the patients
were not of school age they could be kept under observation in the same way as notified
cases.
The following gives particulars of these cases: —
| Date of Onset. | Patient. | Sex | Date of Birth. | Where Treated. | Condition at end of 1932. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/9/20 | P.L. | F | 1904 | St. Bartholomew's Hospital | Disease fatal 20/1/32. |
| Jan., 1920 | W.P. | M | 1910 | University College Hospital | Died 1929. |
| Feb., 1924 | W.B. | M | 1913 | Royal Free Hospital— in-patient since 1926 | In Northern Hospital (L.C.C.). |
| Nov., 1924 | K.M. | F | 1911 | London Homœopathic Hospital- in patient | Removed from Holborn. |
Acute Poliomyelitis and Acute Polioencephalitis.
One case of acute poliomyelitis or polioencephalitis was notified.
Fifty-one cases were notified in London, giving rise to four deaths.
From the coming into operation of the Poliomyelitis Order, 1912 to the end
of 1931, 16 cases were notified in the Borough.
The following table gives particulars of these cases with the condition at the end of 1931:—
| Date of Notification. | Patient. | Sex | Ageat date of Notification. | Where Treated. | Subsequent History. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/7/13 | F.D. | M | 1 8/12 year9 | Hospital | Died from diphtheria. |
| 23/10/13 | F.H. | F | 2 " | " | Wears specially made shoes. Health satisfactory. |
| 26/1/16 | A.C. | F | " | Died 26/1/16. | |
| 27/1/16 | T.B. | M | 4 " | " | Working—slight pain occasionally in leg. |
| 5/9/16 | F.B. | M | 2 months | " | Died. |
| 6/6/20 | I. P. | F | 3½ years | " | Recovered—no crippling. Health good. |
| 23/7/20 | E.W. | M | 15 " | " | No use of lower limbs. Does occasional clerical work. |
| 17/9/20 | E.H. | F | 18/12 " | " | Recovered—no crippling, "thinness" of leg only. Health satisfactory |
| 4/9/22 | Y.R | F | 110/12 | Home | Died in Paris. |
| 5/2/23 | J.N. | XI | 3½ " | Hospital | Recovered—no crippling. |