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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 67
Cerebrospinal Meningitis.
| No. of Cases. | Date of notification. | Name and address of patient. | Age. | Sex. | Date of onset. | RESULT OF CASE. | HAS BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION BEEN UNDERTAKEN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of death. | Recovery with or without permanent paralysis or other disablement. | Of material from patient? | Result. | Of contacts? | Result. | ||||||
| 1 | Jan. 1 | W. M. C., Worslade Road, Tooting. | 5/12 | M | Indefinite. | Jan. 14 | Posterior Basic Meningitis. | Yes | Diplococci not found. | No. | — |
| 2 | Feb. 7 | E. F., Milford Street, Clapham. | 28 | F | Jan. 21 | - | Recovery with slight ocular lesion Diagnosed Encephalitis Lethargica in Hospital. | Yes | Diplococci not found. | No. | - |
| 3 | May 1 | E. N., Aldis Street, Tooting. | 7/12 | F | April 28 | - | Complete recovery. | No. | - | No. | - |
| 4 | May 2 | N. C., Smeaton Road, Wandsworth. | 6 | M | April 28 | — | Mistaken diagnosis.— Not C.S.M. | — | — | — | - |
| 5 | May 4 | E. S., . Sellincourt Rd., Tooting. | 2 | F | April 24 | May 10 | — | No. | — | No. | - |