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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Leyton 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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CASES NOTIFIED DURING 1957.
At the foot of this page is a table showing in summary form the relevant information
regarding the cases notified during the year. It will be seen that of the fourteen Leyton
cases thirteen of them occurred during the months of July and August, and seven had some
paralysis.
The notes recorded in the summary under 'Progress' set out the results of a recent
follow-up of the cases and reveals that eight cases have continuing paralysis some eight
months after the disease was diagnosed.
GENERAL
Nine of the fourteen cases notified were under 12 years of age. With the extension
of the scheme for vaccination against poliomyelitis to include all children under 15 years
of age, it is hoped that by the early summer of 1958 a good proportion of this age group
will have had at least an initial immunising dose of vaccine against the disease.
In order to place poliomyelitis in its true perspective it should be noted that no deaths occurred from this disease in Leyton during 1957, whereas nine deaths occurred from 412 road accidents and eleven deaths from an unknown total number of accidents in the home.
| NO. | Date of Notification | Sex | Age | Site of Paralysis or Paresis at time of Notification | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9.7.57 | F | 1½ | Right arm and shoulder | Right arm and shoulder still paralysed Attending for physiotherapy. |
| 2 | 9.7.57 | M | 7 | Nil | Complete recovery |
| 3 | 15.7.57 | M | 9 | Left arm | Arm still paralysed. Making no progress. |
| 4 | 14.7.57 | M | 4ft | Left arm and legs | Left arm and legs still affected. Having physiotherapy at hospital. |
| 5 | 17.7.57 | F | 8 | Nil | Complete recovery |
| 6 | 18.7.57 | M | 28 | Neck | Still in hospital. Has generalised paralysis. |
| 7 | 30.7.57 | F | 6 | Nil | Complete recovery |
| 8 | 31.7.57 | M | 30 | Right arm | Right arm still affected. Attends hospital as out patient. |
| 9 | 7.8.57 | P | 3 | Nil | Complete recovery |
| 10 | 7.8.57 | F | 4 | Nil | Paralysis left leg and lower back. Attends for physiotherapy three times a week. |
| 11 | 12.8.57 | P | 1% | Nil | Complete recovery |
| 12 | 21.8.57 | M | 11 | Nil | Complete recovery |
| 13 | 21.8.57 | F | 41 | Lower limbs | Still some paralysis |
| 14 | 5.11 57 | F | 12 | Lower limbs | Both arms still paralysed. Attending hospital for physiotherapy. |
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