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Poplar 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Acute Encephalitis Lethargica.
4notifications were received, and 3 other cases were reported from
various sources, 3 of the notified patients were treated in hospital. 4 deaths
occurred.
Cases of Encephalitis Lethargica are kept under observation until
the acute stage has passed. Subsequently, periodical visits are made and
reports as to the condition of patients are forwarded to the London County
Council. From time to time reports as to cases admitted to the Encephalitis
Lethargica unit at the Northern Hospital are received from the
London County Council.
Excluding the cases which died during the year, 21 cases were in vestigated. The following is a summary of the reports submitted:—
| Recovered or much improved and returned to work or school | 2 |
| In Institutions:— | |
| Mental Hospitals 3 | |
| Other Hospitals and Institutions 7 | |
| 10 | |
| Attending hospitals or otherwise undergoing treatment | 7 |
| Suffering from after-effects but not receiving treatment | 2 |
| 21 |
The 9 patients suffering from after-effects (excluding those in Institutions) were affected as follows:—
| Intelligence below normal | 2 |
| Sleep, poor or excessive | 1 |
| Paralysis—severe 1, slight 3 | 4 |
| Movements of limbs impaired | 1 |
| Vision impaired | 1 |
| 9 |