[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough] page 91

Poplar 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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Patient.	Notified.		Institution.			Report.	Remarks.
R.G.	1929		Claybury Mental Hospital			P.E.L. dementia. Slow in movement and retarded in cerebration. Has become a certified patient. P.E. Parkinsonism; rather unco-operative and negativistic; mask-like facies. Pupils do not react to L. or A. Tongue tremulous	Genuine E.L.
G. J.	1933		Northern Hospital			Sleepy periods during day. Unable to do useful work. Under drug treatment and massage	Genuine P. E. L.
R. L.	—		Northern Hospital			Right side stiff, walks with a limp; very little use in right arm	Genuine E.L.
L. St. G.	—		Leavesden Mental Hospital			Lethargic during day, insomnia at night; mental age 7 8-12 years. Parkinsonism. Transverse smile	Genuine E.L.
R. S.	—		The Manor, Epsom			Mental age 8-9 years. No paralysis. Conduct improving	—
W. W.	~		Banstead Hospital, Sutton			Sleep normal. No paresis, tremor of right arm and right leg. Stramonium treatment	Genuine E.L.
(b) From Sanitary Inspectors (7).
		Report.
Patient.		Apparently recovered.		Much improved.	Remarks.		Treatment.
A. B.		—		—	Completely paralysed and gradually sinking		— —
T. C.		—		—	Last attended Doctor about 3 years ago		—
G. H. ..		—		—	Gone away—address not known		—
J. I.		At work		—	Said to be quite well		—
E. M. ..		—		—	Occasional loss of use of legs (probably due to age)		Private practitioner every month.
J.N. ..		—		—	Uses crutches		Private practitioner.
A. S. ..		—		—	Sleepy by day, insomnia at night. Dazed and staring expression.		Private practitioner.