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Case No. 71.
F. 47. Onset 14/1/26.
The illness commenced with pain in the back and great depression,
and the patient was afraid to go anywhere. Could get
no sleep at night, and gradually got extremely drowsy during the
day. Headache mostly at the back, and later she was unable to
read or knit, and developed definite diplopia which lasted for 6 or
7 weeks. This was accompanied by definite squint. She was in
bed for two weeks, and then about the house for some time.
Was under the doctor for three months in all. In the early part of
the illness she vomited on and off for about one month. During
that time she had no appetite whatever.
On the 4th June, 1926, when seen she stated that she still gets
headaches, often feels very languid and depressed, and feels as if
it is the old trouble coming on again. She is able to do her
housework with difficulty.
Case No. 72.
F. 57. Midwife. Nurse. Onset, about 15/2/26.
Feeling terribly run down before Christmas, 1925 Had been
attending a case of Cancer which had been dying all the summer.
Complained of feeling terribly tired, as she put it "out of the way
tired" compared with what she had done. She used to feel as if she
could lie down and sleep for ever. She never gave way, but was
unable to sleep at night, would sit up until 2 a.m. sewing or
reading, but could not go to sleep. This went on until February, and
she was getting more and more tired everyday. On 12/2/26, she
was taken suddenly ill with great pains in the side of neck and back
with intermittent diplopia. The pains in the neck she said were
terrible. The pains lasted 4 days and seemed to drag her head