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Anterior Poliomyelitis. Only three cases of this disease
occurred in the 12 months. One was isolated at home, one at
the Wembley Hospital and one at Paddington Green Children's
Hospital.
Recent enquiry elicits that two of these cases still require
treatment, which is being carried out under the family doctor
in one case and at the Paddington Green Children's Hospital in
the other case.
The third case made a very good recovery, with a slight
residual weakness of the shoulder muscles.
Cerebro-Spinal Fever.—One case of cerebro-spinal fever
was notified in a male aged 30 years. The patient was removed
to Redhill County Hospital where he died.
Dysentery.—Eight cases of this disease were notified. There
were no deaths. Six were nursed at home and two treated at
hospital—one at Redhill and the other at the Princess Louise
Hospital.
In two cases the infection was by Sonne Bacillus, in one
other by Flexner (atypical) Bacillus. The five other cases were
unidentified bacteriologically.
Encephalitis Lethargica.
Polio-Encephalitis.
No notification of these diseases was received during 1937.
Regarding one death, however, the cause is ascribed to
polio-encephalitis.
Small-Pox.
The Middlesex County Council are responsible for the
provision of hospital accommodation for smallpox occurring
within the Borough. No case occurred during the year.
NON-NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
The only information available relating to the number of
cases of non-notifiable infectious disease is that obtained from
the weekly returns received from the Head Teachers of the
County Council's schools in the district, and from the information
collected in the course of the duties of the Health Visitors
and Sanitary Inspectors. The following table sets out the
monthly incidence of such cases, having been compiled in the
main from the returns received from the Head Teachers.
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