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London County Council 1959

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Table (xi)—Notifications of poliomyelitis—virology at hospitals (Figures in brackets represent cases subsequently diagnosed as not poliomyelitis.)

Paralytic notificationsNon-paralytic notifications
HospitalAgeNumber of original notificationsVirology doneResult of virological testHospitalAgeNumber of original notificationsVirology doneResult of virological test
NegativePolio virusOther virusNot knownPolio Negative virusOther virusNot known
NoYesNoYes
A0-422-22319--A0-43(2)-3(2)—(2)3--
5-93-312-5-92(3)-(1)2(2)—(2)2--
10-143-3-3-10-141-1-1--
15+51413-15+—(3)—(1)—(2)—(1)-(1)*-
331325276(8)-(2)6(6)—(5)6-(1*
B0-466-----B0-4-------
5 92(2)2(2)-----5-9—(1)—(1)-----
10-1411-----10-141-1-1-
15+22-15+-
11(2)11(2)1 (1)-(1)11
C0-416-16-16--C0-46-615--
5-9211-1-5-9333-
10-142-211--10-14-
15+664215+-
261255209918
D0-41(1)-7(1)1(1)6--D0-4-(1)-—(1)—(1)--
5-91-1-1--5-92(2)2(2)—(2)2-
10-14-------10-14------
15+11115+1(1)1(1)—(1)1-
9(1)9(1)1(1)83(4)3(4)-(4)3
E0-410-1019--E0-43-3-3--
5-96-6-6--5-96-6-6-
10-14------10-14-(2)—(2)-(2)-
15+333-15+1(1)1(1)1(1)-
191911810(3)10(3)1(3)9
F0-45514F0-4
5-92225-9333
10-14-10-14
15+5(1)1 (1)4415 +
2(1)1(1)1156333
Other0-414212-11-1Other0-46(3)15(3)—(2)5-—(1)
5-93-3-3--5-93(4)-3(4)—(2)3— (l)†—(1)
10-14]-]-]--10- 141-1-1--
15+6151415+1(1)1(1)1-- (l)†
24321119111(8)110(8)1(4)9- (2)†-(2)
All hospitals134(4)17(3)117(1)18(1)98(—)-1(—)All hospitals43(24)1(3)42(21)3(16)39(—)-(3)—(2)
Total138201181998-1Total67463193932

One other case age 7/12 notified paralytic (not vaccinated) no further details.
* Coxsackie B4 †Echo 4
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