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Heston and Isleworth 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]

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Case No .32.
F. 39. Housewife. Onset 1/8/24.
The principal symptoms in this case were giddiness, headache
and definite nystagmus.
Completely recovered.
Case No. 33.
M. 51. Onset 13/6/24.
The only symptom was vertigo whic became so marked that
he was continually falling about. No diplopia. Fibrillary twitchings
of the muscles for some time. He was admitted to the West
London Hospital where the diagnosis was confirmed.
Recovered.
Case No. 34.
F. 32. Onset ? 9/8/24.
This case was a very doubtful one, and was notified as such
by the practitioner in attendance, the difficulty being that the
patient had suffered from disseminated sclerosis for some years, of
which she ultimately died.
Case No .35.
M.2f Onset 13/8/24.
Brother of cases Nos. 30 and 38. Although notified as Encephalitis
Lethargica, turned out to be Acute Miliary Tuberculosis.
One of the three had a post mortem examination. All three
had a similar illness.
Died.
Case No. 36.
M. 18. Onset 12/9/24.
Initial symptoms—Temperature 103, headache. Apart from
that no physical signs. He was admitted to the sick bay at the