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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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Acute Polio-Myelitis.
Five cases of the above disease were notified, one of which,
was fatal, three have partially recovered, while one was after
further examination found not to be suffering from this disease.
Three of these patients were removed to hospital.
In the whole of London 132 cases were notified, 69 of these
or 52 per cent, having been notified in the third quarter of the year.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
35 cases were notified, of which nine were in Clapham, one
in Putney, seven in Streatham, four in Tooting and 14 in Wandsworth.
One of the cases in Wandsworth occurred in the Workhouse.
34 of the cases were visited and it was ascertained that 15
were attended at birth by midwives, 15 were treated at hospital
as out-patients, three as in-patients, and four were removed to
the Union Infirmary, the 12 remaining being treated at home.
Two of the cases are still under treatment as out-patients at
hospitals, and each infant will probably lose the sight of one eye.
Two cases removed and could not be traced, one being a very
severe case, while two died of prematurity.
The 28 remaining cases have recovered with no permanent
injury to the sight of either eye.
Two cases were brought to my notice by the London County
Council. A midwife was in attendance at birth in each case and
both have recovered.
K