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Polio-Myelitis and Polio-Encephalitis.
1 case was notified during the year, or 2 less than in the previous year.
It occurred in the St. George's District.
Encephalitis Lethargica,
20 cases were notified, or 18 less than in the previous year.
4 belonged to the Limehouse District, 2 to St. George-in-the-East, 7 to
Mile End Old Town, and 7 to the Whitechapel District. 11 proved fatal,
5 were reported to have entirely recovered, and 2 were still receiving medical
attention at the end of the year.
Cerebro spinal Fever or "Spotted" Fever.
1 case was notified, or 5 less than in the previous year.
It occurred in the. Whitechapel District. The patient recovered.
Measles,
The number of deaths from Measles was 28, or 29 less than in the previous
year.
10 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of .18 per 1,000 of
the population.
10 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, or at the rate of .24 per 1,000 of the
population.
4 belonged to Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of .03 per 1,000 of the
population.
4 belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of .07 per 1,000 of
the population.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was .10 per 1,000. The death-rate
for the whole of London was .08 per 1,000 of the population.
Measles is not a notifiable disease so that many cases occur which are
not recorded. The London County Council notifies us of all cases occurring
in school children. Where the Health Visitor knows that there are younger
children in the family she visits the home and urges the parent to keep the
infected child isolated as far as possible. Where this cannot be done, owing
to the overcrowding in the home or if the child cannot be moved at home, it is
then removed to the M.A.B. Hospital.
Arrangements have been made with the East London Nursing Society
for the nursing of cases of Measles in their own homes.
By securing good nursing at an early stage of the disease many of the
complications of measles are avoided, particularly Broncho-pnuemonia and
Conjunctivitis.
510 cases of Measles were seen by the Health Visitors during the year.