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Kingston upon Thames 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]

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TABLE IX (Contd.)

Patient Age SexDates Notified & admitted to HospitalFinal DiagnosisClinical Results
A.D. 3 yrs. Male6.12.49 Tolworth Hos. 5.12.49PoliomyelitisNot a serious case. Slight paralysis in leg on admission to hospital. Improved considerably in hospital.
V.S. 6 yrs. Female7.12.49 Tolworth Hos. 7.12.49PoliomyelitisSeriously ill when admitted to Hospital. No paralysis - meningeal type infection. Made rapid progress in hospital and was discharged on 22.12.49 having made complete recovery.
G.M. 6 yrs. Male25.8.49 Kingston Hos. 20.8.49PolioencephalitisStiff neck, difficulty in swallowing. Developed nasal voice with regurgitation of fluids. C.S.F. examination confirmed diagnosis. Died 24.8.49.
J.H. 1 yr. Female5.11.49 Victoria Hos. for Children 4.11.49PolioencephalitisParalysis of both arms on admission to hospital. Condition improved during stay in hospital.
H.B. 5 yrs. Female26.11.49Polioencephalitis (Result of Post Mortem)Died at home on 25.11.49 after very short illness. Post mortem revealed Polioencephalitis.

Enteric Fever (Typhoid or Paratyphoid).
No cases of typhoid or paratyphoid B were notified during
1949.
Measles.
There were 483 cases of measles notified during 1949>
(compared with 197 in 1948), of whom two only were removed
to hospital, and two were notified from hospital. There
was one death recorded in this group.
The 5-10 year age group contained the largest number
of notifications (307) the majority of the remainder being spread
over the 1-5 year age period.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
No cases were notified during 1949.