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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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As will be seen from the Table, eight of the eases died from
Encephalitis Lethargica, and one from Chronic Nephritis.
Six of the cases are still under treatment, but recovering,
and three have recovered without any after effects.
Of the cases notified in 1919 Nos. 5, 7 and 8 are still in
good health.
Polio=myelitis and Polioencephalitis.
No cases were notified during the year.
Of the cases notified in 1919, No. 3 has right arm still paralysed;
No. 1 has right leg still weak, but child is at school; No.
6 paralysis of left leg and foot continues with no improvement;
No, 7 is recovering slowly; and No. 8 has dropped foot on right
side, but is otherwise well.
Erysipelas.
173 cases were notified (35 in Clapham, 12 in Putney, 39
in Streatham, 19 in Tooting and 68 in Wandsworth).
Measles and German Measles.
The notification of these diseases was discontinued at the
end of 1919, but 70 cases were notified by doctors during the
year, although the greatest number was reported by the teachers
of the elementary schools.
As will be seen from Table XLI. 2,155 cases were reported
from this source, but the number reported is necessarily much
under the number of cases that occurred, as there was no report
from the numerous private schools in the Borough, and even
from the elementary schools there were no reports during the
summer vacation. Cases under five years of age are not reported
unless the children are in attendance at school, and thi
is only the case between four and five years.