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Case D. Paralysis of both legs Boy aged 3 years. Improved, but
paralysis continuing, has physio-therapy
treatment.
Case E. Slight paralysis right leg Boy aged 5 years. Fully recovered.
Case F. Very severe case—paralysis of limbs Adult female. Progress slow, but recovery
and trunk gradually taking place. Admitted to
orthopaedic hospital for continuing
treatment.
Case G. Paralysis of legs Boy aged 12 years. Left leg improved
rapidly, but right leg continued paralytic.
Transferred to orthopaedic hospital
for further treatment.
1951:
Case A. Paralysis of both legs Boy aged 6 years. Almost complete
recovery. Removed to Kent.
1950:
Case A. Paralysis of left leg Adult male. Paralysis of left leg still
showing some improvement. Has
resumed light work.
Case B. Paralysis of both legs Boy now aged 5 years. Continuing weakness
of one leg.
Case C. Paralysis in arms, legs, dorsal, lumbar Girl now aged 17 years. Some progress
and abdominal muscles during the year, increased movement in
hips, knees and feet. Full recovery of
use in arms and hands, practically full
recovery of use of back muscles, still
having treatment by physio-therapy.
1949:
Case B. Paralysis anterior tibials, quadriceps, Girl now aged 12 years. Continues to
hamstrings and abductors make progress. Is walking almost
normally with slight limp. Attends
school regularly and is seldom absent.
Case D. Paralysis of abductors and glutei of the Adult female. Recovery practically comleft
leg plete.
Influenza
There was no outbreak of influenza during the year 1952, and individual cases were
not of any great quantity. One death occurred from this disease.
Smallpox (Variola)
No patients with smallpox, or contacts of cases of smallpox, were notified to the
Department from the Port Authorities during the year.
Vaccination Against Smallpox
The figures for vaccination, both infant and other, show the greatest decline yet
during 1952. For comparison the 1951 table is shown with that for 1952, and it will be
seen that primary vaccinations fell by nearly 50%. Out of 706 children born, only 195
received vaccination during their first year of life; this is about one fifth of the children
born as compared with about one third in 1951. This can be compared with 1947, the
last year before the National Health Service Act came into operation when the number of
successful vaccinations in the first year of life was 44% of the number of children born.
It seems clear that the population in general no longer fears smallpox as a disease, which
is rather surprising in view of the fact that there have been outbreaks in the country, not
only of illness caused by smallpox, but fatalities resulting from this disease.

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