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Walthamstow 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: POLIOMYELITIS—1957

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POLIOMYELITIS—1957

Case No.	Age	Sex	Ward	School				Onset	Dates Notified	Hospital	Paralytic or Nonparalytic	Condition on follow-up after discharge from Hospital
1	21	M	Hi	-				7. 1.57	11. 1.57	9. 1.57	P	Bulbar. Had tracheotomy—good recovery. L. facial palsy and mild weakness rt. arm. Fit for part' time work 1.4.57.
2	16	M	HH	-				8. 1.57	14. 1.57	12. 1.57	P	Good recovery.
3	7	M	Hi	Blackhorse Road Primary				27. 1.57	1. 2.57	31. 1.57	NP	Complete recovery.
4	31	F	He	-				2. 2.57	12. 2.57	11. 2.57	P	Severe, Attended a Keep Fit class on Feb. 7th (many contacts). Transferred to R.N. Orthopædic Hospital, Stanmore, in May with four limbs paralysed. Still in hospital at end of year.
5	7	F	Hi	Coppermill Infants'				11. 2.57	16. 2.57	16. 2.57	P	Many "Brownie" contacts. Very slight limp on discharge. Complete recovery expected.
6	10	M	Ho	Greenleaf Junior Mixed				17. 2.57	4. 3.57	25. 2.57	P	Many "Scout" contacts (not those of case 5). Slight facial weakness and speech impairment, weakness in one leg.
7	6	M	Hi	Coppermill Infants'				26. 1.57	6. 7.57	28. 1.57	NP	Notified in February as Meningoencephalitis—onset 26th Jan. Polio virus grown 13 th March— Type I.
8	1.3/12	F	W	—				18. 7.57	25. 7.57	24. 7.57	P	Paralysis of left leg.
9	11	F	HE	Selwyn Avenue Girls'				24. 7.57	1. 8.57	1. 8.57	NP	At school and "Guides" when possibly infectious— Uneventful recovery.
10	9	M	W	Woodside Junior Mixed				23. 7.57	6. 8.57	4. 8.57	NP	Complete recovery.
11	25	M	HE	-				6. 8.57	12. 8.57	9. 8.57	P	Required respirator treatment on admission. On discharge mild weakness both arms and moderate weakness of both legs.
12	6	M	HH	Roger Ascham Infants'				10. 8.57	13. 8.57	14. 8.57	P	Tonsillectomy 9.7.57. Onset 11.8.57. Type I virus. Weakness Rt. leg. Wearing a caliper.
13	40	M	HE	—				10. 8.57	19. 8.57	20. 8.57	P	Weakness left arm and leg. Limps.
14	3	F	Hi	—				21. 8.57	22. 8.57	23. 8.57	P	Died Polioencephalitis 24.8.57.
15	2	F	Hi	—				22. 8.57	26. 8.57	22. 8.57	P	Attended Day Nursery. Type I. Weakness both legs on discharge.
16	5	M	W	Maynard Infants'				19. 8.57	28. 8.57	28. 8.57	P	Onset 19.8.57. Hospital 28.8.57. Mother expectant, given 15 ml. Gamma globulin 30.8.57. Baby born 26.9.57 and given 5 ml. Gamma globulin same day. Both remained well. Patient slight limp left leg.
17	3	F	HE	—				27. 8.57	2. 9.57	2. 9.57	P	Left arm slight weakness. Caliper left leg.
18	2	F	HH	—				28. 8.57	2. 9.57	2. 9.57	P	Slight limp. Type I virus grown from sister.
19	2	F	HE	—				30. 8.57	2. 9.57	2. 9.57	P	Attended other Day Nursery to No. 15. No disability. Type I virus.
20	30	M	Hi	—				27.10.57	1.11.57	1.11.57	P	Weakness right arm and leg.
21	53	M	HE	—				9.11.57	18.11.57	18.11.57	P	Good progress—weakness left foot—caliper.
22	4	M	W	—				23.12.57	30.12.57	30.12.57	P	Complete recovery.
Age Groups											St. James Street		HighStreet	Hoe Street	Wood Street	Hale End	Higham Hill
		0—1		1-4	5—14	15—24	25-44	45-64	65 & over	Total	St. James Street		HighStreet	Hoe Street	Wood Street	Hale End	Higham Hill
1957		-		7	7	3	4	1	-	22	—		7	1	4	7	3