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The child had always been a healthy child except for the
presence of enlarged tonsils and adenoids and a certain amount of
difficulty in nose breathing. No paralysis in any near relative.
The premises were disinfected on September 25th, 1913.
There were no children of school age in the house.
5. Boy, 4 months. Notified on October 24th, from West
London Hospital.
History.
The mother noticed that the child could not lift his left arm
on October 9th, and took him to the West London Hospital. He
was admitted on October 15th.
He was discharged from the Hospital on November 17th.
On his discharge the child was suffering from diarrhoea, and the
skin of his hands, feet, arms and legs was peeling, but he could
use the left arm and hand. The child was very thin and wasted.
There is no paralysis in any near relative. No children from
the house attend school.
6. Girl, aged 1½ years. Notified on October 25th, from
West London Hospital.
History.
Has been under a private doctor since she was 6 months old,
and stated by him to be suffering from consumption of the bowels.
The child was in Bournemouth in the summer for 2 months, and
during the whole of that time she suffered from diarrhoea and
vomiting. On her return from Bournemouth she was taken to
the West London Hospital and treated as an out-patient.
She still attends there fortnightly as an out-patient, and is
allowed to mix freely with the others.
Progress.
The child has now the use of all her limbs, and there does
not appear to be any paralysis.
She is the only child in the family. There is no history of
paralysis in any near relative.