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(1) H.P. Admitted to Hospital, 7th June, 1953. Right leg still
paralysed and left leg weak. Patient can move around only with the
aid of leg appliances. At date of onset, muscles of chest, back and
legs were affected, but the former muscles are now normal. General
health satisfactory.
(2) G.P.A. Admitted to hospital, 17th July, 1953, with paralysis
of neck and both legs. Discharged mid-August, 1953. Out-patient
until December, 1953. Completely cured—no permanent paralysis.
(3) M.H. Admitted to hospital, 15th July, 1953. Discharged
mid-September, 1953. Now attending hospital twice a week for treatment
and expects to do so for at least another two years or so.
Muscles of lower back, right hip and right leg affected, unable to
walk farther than 100 yards at a time. Difficulty in maintaining
balance and surgical belt worn for support. A wheel chair has been
provided by the Red Cross Society.
(4) I.M. Admitted to hospital, 18th August, 1953. Died, 20th
August, 1953.
(5) A.M. Admitted to hospital, 20th August, 1953. Discharged
mid-March, 1954. Attending hospital for treatment twice a week.
Both legs affected; is unable to walk without leg irons.
(6) F.H. Admitted to hospital, 22nd September, 1953. Discharged
at the end of April, 1954. Attends hospital for treatment
twice a week. Both legs and right arm affected, the latter being
under-developed and almost useless. Both legs weak, more especially
the left, on which a support is worn. Is only able to walk a little.
Scarlet Fever.
One hundred and fifty-four cases were notified, giving an attack
rate of 2.4 per 1,000 population. Forty-four of these cases were
removed to hospital and the remainder home nursed.
There were no "return" cases, and no deaths from this disease.
Diphtheria.
For the fourth year in succession, it is most pleasing to state that
no case of Diphtheria was notified during the year.
Diphtheria Immunisation.
The following figures, which have been furnished by the County
Medical Officer, show that a total of eight hundred and thirty-five
children received Primary Inoculations and seven hundred and seventeen
Reinforcing Inoculations during 1953. (Figures for 1952 were
nine hundred and eleven Primary and nine hundred and seventy-five
Reinforcing Inoculations).
A total of ten thousand, eight hundred and eighty children under
the age of fifteen years had completed a course of immunisation at
the 31st December, 1953, out of a total of fifteen thousand, two hundred
and forty-six children—i.e., 71 per cent.