[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council] page 116

London County Council 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Poliomyelitis
in 1955

Table: During 1956 an attempt was made to estimate the number of children who would be likely eventually to require special educational treatment as a result of poliomyelitis contracted in 1955. The figures were as follows :

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During 1956 an attempt was made to estimate the number of children who would be likely eventually to require special educational treatment as a result of poliomyelitis contracted in 1955. The figures were as follows :

Sex	Notifications		Number with residual paralysis	Number estimated to require special educational treatment
	All	Paralytic	Number with residual paralysis	Number estimated to require special educational treatment
Boys	415	215	150	48
percentage		51.8	36.1	11.6
Girls	284	151	113	34
percentage		53.2	39.8	12.0
Total	699	366	263	82
percentage		52.4	37.6	11.7

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While the usual male excess is present in the incidence of paralytic cases, the percentage
figures suggest no sex difference in the severity of paralysis.

Table: An analysis of the degree of severity in the 263 cases with residual paralysis was as follows :

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An analysis of the degree of severity in the 263 cases with residual paralysis was as follows :

Slight	117	44.5%
Moderate	96	36.5%
Severe	50	19.0%
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Table: These figures may be compared with those quoted in the Monthly Bulletin of the Ministry of Health, 1950.9. p.218, in respect of the 1947 and 1949 epidemics :

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These figures may be compared with those quoted in the Monthly Bulletin of the Ministry of Health, 1950.9. p.218, in respect of the 1947 and 1949 epidemics :

	England and Wales		London
	1947%	1949 %	1955%
Slight	41.1	40.5	44.5
Moderate	38.5	38.5	36.5
Severe	20.4	21.0	19.0

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The figure of 82 children likely to require special educational treatment is only an
estimate, but it must be regarded as realistic, indeed it may be an underestimate, since
146 children were recorded with either moderate or severe paralysis.

Table: The 82 cases may be analysed as to age group and sex as follows :

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The 82 cases may be analysed as to age group and sex as follows :

Age group	Boys	Girls	Total
0-4	33	12	45
5-11	14	18	32
12-16	1	4	5
	48	34	82

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This shews that the majority of the 82 will eventually need to be placed in special
schools, which should not involve any difficulty.
Juvenile rheumatism
The diminishing volume of work in the rheumatism advisory clinics is demonstrated
below :
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Table: During 1956 an attempt was made to estimate the number of children who would be likely eventually to require special educational treatment as a result of poliomyelitis contracted in 1955. The figures were as follows :

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Table: An analysis of the degree of severity in the 263 cases with residual paralysis was as follows :

Table: These figures may be compared with those quoted in the Monthly Bulletin of the Ministry of Health, 1950.9. p.218, in respect of the 1947 and 1949 epidemics :

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Table: The 82 cases may be analysed as to age group and sex as follows :

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