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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn, Metropolitan Borough]
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Typhus Fever.
No case of typhus fever was notified during the year, either in the Borough
or in London.
Cerebro-Spinal Fever.
No case of cerebro spinal fever was notified.
97 cases were notified in London, with 69 deaths.
Dysentery.
One case of dysentery was notified.
17 cases were notified in London.
Malaria.
One case of malaria was notified. The disease was contracted whilst the
patient was travelling from South Africa to England, the first symptoms appearing
as he was passing through the Red Sea.
81 cases were notified in London.
Encephalitis Lethargica.
Six cases of encephalitis lethargica were notified in the Borough during the
year. One case was returned home not suffering from the disease. There were
two deaths. Two of the six are reported to have completely recovered. The
remaining patient, an Italian, has left the Borough and returned to Italy.
605 cases were notified in London, with 122 deaths.
The following table gives information up to the end of 1924 respecting the ten cases of encephalitis lethargica notified in the Borough since the Public Health (Encephalitis Lethargica) Regulations came into force on the 1st January, 1919: —
| Date of Notification. | Patient. | Age when notified. | Subsequent History. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6/2/20 | p.p. | 8 years | Died 28/2/20 |
| 7/2/20 | w.w | 47 yeais | Died 7/2/20 |
| 13/1/20 | b.r. | 32 years | Died 13/1/20 |
| 26/4/22 | w.h. | 14 years | Died 19/4/22 |
| 4/4/24 | a.k. | 28 years | Died 28/3/24 |
| 16/5/24 | G.C. | 36 years | Returned to Italy |
| 20/6/24 | r.v.m. | 40 years | Complete recovery |
| 9/7/24 | f.h. | 7 years | Complete recovery |
| 26/9/24 | b.v. | 53 years | Died 21/9/24 |
| 15/11/24 | a.g. | 27 years | Returned from m.a.b. Hospital not encephalitis ethargica |