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London County Council 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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TABLE showing the present conditions of 528 cases of encephalitis under observation during 1925-1927 (the figures in brackets denote the number of the " mental cases " which have been dealt with at mental hospitals or correctional institutions).
| Year of onset. | NOTIFIED CASES. | NON-NOTIFIED CASES. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 16 Years of Age. | Over 16 Years. | Under 16 Years of Age. | Over 16 Years. | ||||||||||||||
| Stated to have recovered. | Still affected. | Paralysed (including Parkinsonism) | Mentally or morally affected. | Stated to have recovered. | still affected. | Paralysed (including Parkinsonism) | Mentally or morally affected. | Stated to have recovered. | Still affected. | Paralysed (including Parkinsonism) | Mentally or morally affected. | Stated to have recovered. | Still affected. | Paralysed (including Parkinsonism) | Mentally or morally affected. | ||
| Before 1918 | M. | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 (1) | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 1918 | M. | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 (2) | — | 5 | 2 | 4 (3) |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 (1) | |
| 1919 | M. | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 (2) | 1 | 2 | — | 2(2) | — | 2 | 1 | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 1920 | M. | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 (2) | — | 4 | — | 4(3) | ] | 5 | 5 | 1(1) |
| F. | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1(1) | — | 1 | — | 1(1) | — | 2 | 1 | — | |
| 1921 | M. | 1 | 1 | — | 1 (1) | — | 2 | — | 1(1) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 (1) | 1 | 4 | — | 1(1) | — | — | — | — | |
| 1922 | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 (1) |
| F. | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 1923 | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 (1) |
| F. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2(1) | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1924 | M. | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 7(4) | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2(1) | — | 8 | 3 | 5 (5) |
| F. | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2(1) | 16 | 17 | 12 | 1(1) | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | _ | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1925 | M. | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3(3) | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | _ | 3 | 2 | — |
| F. | 5 | — | — | — | 19 | 16 | 8 | 1(1) | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1(1) | |
| 1926 | M. | 15 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3(1) | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | _ | 1 |
| F. | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Not | M. | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4(3) | — | 33 | 3 | 30 (27) |
| known | F. | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1(1) | — | 22 | 1 | 21 (20) |
| Total | M. | 50 | 14 | 3 | 3(1) | 54 | 50 | 23 | 21(13) | 36 | 36 | 8 | 18(11) | 3 | 63 | 21 | 43(38) |
| F. | 24 | 14 | 4 | 3(1) | 52 | 50 | 29 | 7(5) | 22 | 21 | 2 | 7(4) | 2 | 37 | 11 | 24 (22) | |
| Grand Total | 74 | 28 | 7 | 6(2) | 106 | 100 | 52 | 28 (18) | 58 | 57 | 10 | 25(15) | 5 | 100 | 32 | 67 (60) | |
102 cases 206 cases 115 cases 105 cases
308 cases 220 cases
♦ The sequelae have bseu broadly classified into "paralysed" and "mentally affected" in the two adjoining columns, but only in respect of cases where specific information has
been received. A single case exhibiting both symptoms would appear in both columns.
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