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Walthamstow 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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The particulars in regard to these cases are :

No.SexAgeWardDate of OnsetDate NotifiedDate of Removal to HospitalSite of ParalysisFinal Follow-up Report (January, 1953)
1M.12Hi.9.7.5221.7.5217.7.52? RespiratoryN.P.
25.7.52*
2M.Ho.15.7.5221.7.5221.7.52Right legRight leg ½-in. shortening—attending hospital for massage and exercises three times a week.
3F.26W.15.7.5223.7.5221.7.52Right leg and right arm, Encephalitis— Pregnancy 6/12.No residual paralysis.
4M.Hi.23.7.5230.7.5231.7.52BulbarSlight paresis right leg. Slight ptosis of eyelid. No treatment.
5F.6St. J.23.8.523.9.5227.8.52Shoulder—Respiratory.Having treatment for both arms three times weekly at hospital. Not fit foi school.
3.9.52*
6M.St. J.27.8.523.9.5229.8.52ShoulderHaving treatment for right leg twice a week at hospital.
3.9.52*
7M.5St. J.23.8.523.9.5225.8.52Non-paralyticNon-paralytic.
3.9.52*
8M.4H.E.6.9.529.9.529.9.52? BackWeakness right leg. Attending hospital.
9M.H.H.14.9.5216.9.5216.9.52? Left legNo trace of paralysis.
10M.27St. J.22.10.5229.10.5229.10.52Left legNo residual paralysis.

* Date transferred to an Infectious Diseases Hospital.