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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
Walthamstow 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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CEREBRO-SPINAL MENINGITIS.
Three cases were notified, two being later withdrawn.
| No. | Ward. | Age. | Date of Notification . | By whom Notified. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hale End | 16 | 26.3.36 | Hospital | Died. |
| *2. | Wood Street | 10 | 2.4.36 | Private | Died in Hospital. |
| Practitioner | P.M. diagnosis— Tubercular Meningitis. | ||||
| *3. | High Street | 7 | 13.5.36 | Hospital | Died in Hospital. P.M. diagnosis— Pneumococcal Meningitis. |
*Notification withdrawn.
ANTERIOR POLIOMYELITIS.
Five cases were notified
| No. | Ward. | Age. | Date of Notification. | By whom Notified. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hoe Street | 7 | 4.9.36 | Private practitioner | Recovered. |
| 2. | Higham Hill | 13 | 22.9.36 | Hospital | In hospital at end of year. |
| 3. | Higham Hill | 6 | 19.9.36 | Private practitioner & hospital | Died. |
| 4. | Higham Hill | 7 | 30.9.36 | Hospital | In hospital at end of year. |
| 5. | Higham Hill | 3 | 1.10.36 | Private practitioner & hospital | In hospital at end of year. |
ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA.
One case was notified on September 17th after the death of the
patient. The notification was withdrawn on October 16th.
FOOD POISONING.
Two absentees from work were reported from a Metropolitan
Borough in connection with an illness possibly caused by food at
a staff canteen. In one case the symptoms were slight and the
patient returned to work in a few days. The second patient had a
more severe attack, but the bacteriological investigation proved to
be negative to micro-organisms of the Salmonella group.