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Malaria.
Three cases of malaria were notified. In one the disease was contracted on
the Gold Coast where the patient had been a hospital matron; in another the
patient had the disease in Ceylon, from which country he had recently arrived;
the third patient was a male, aged 31, who, arriving from Australia, stayed for
a fortnight at a boarding house in Holborn. All three patients were treated at the
Hospital for Tropical Diseases.
Thirty-seven cases were notified in London, with one death.
Encephalitis Lethargica.
One case of encephalitis lethargica was notified in the Borough during the year.
The patient, a child, aged 3 years, was notified as also suffering from whooping
cough. The child was removed to a L.C.C. infectious hospital, where she was
still under treatment at the end of the year.
Since the Public Health (Encephalitis Lethargica) Regulations came into
force on the 1st January, 1919, twenty-one cases of the disease have been brought
to our notice as occurring in Holborn. In thirteen of these it is known that the
disease proved fatal. At the end of 1935 four patients were still in hospital; three
had left the British Isles and one was reported as completely recovered.
In London fifteen cases of acute encephalitis lethargica were notified
during the year 1935, and in the same period 34 deaths were registered as due
to this disease.
Acute Poliomyelitis and Acute Polioencephalitis.
No case of these diseases was notified as occurring in the Borough during 1935.
Eighty-five cases were notified in London giving rise to 15 deaths.
From the coming into operation of the Poliomyelitis Order, 1912, to the end
of 1935, eighteen cases were notified in the Borough. Of these, five have died;
two are reported as recovered with no crippling or only a slight limp; three others
as sufficiently recovered to be working, three children are at school, one patient has
lost the use of his lower limbs, one is able to walk with suitable appliances, and
three could not be traced at the addresses given or have been lost sight of on
removal from the Borough.
Pneumonia.
Thirty-eight cases of pneumonia were notified during the year. Six of these
were influenzal pneumonia. Seven deaths were recorded from all forms of
pneumonia.