[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Oldham County Borough.
- Oldham (England). County Borough Council. nb2004302054.
- Date:
- 1950
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Oldham County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![ACUTE POLIOMYELITIS—SUMMARY OF CASES. Case No. Ward Approx, date of onset Sex Age Sites of paralysis Subsequent History 1 Mumps 20/5/50 F 10/12 l Right arm Improvement of all joints except shoulder, but very little use in arm and has con¬ siderable disability. Continu¬ ing treatment. O Westwood 22/6/50 F 1 3/12 > Left arm Considerable improvement and' return of power in all joints.] Disability not severe. Con-: tinuing treatment. 3 Clarksfield 12/7/50 F 2 yrs. Both legs Wasting of leg muscles and below knee, weakness of both ankles. Can i ) Right most walk alone with irons. Con- J J severely tinuing treatment, affected. 4 I lollinwood 24/7/50 M 2 9/12 Both ankles — Walks well with brace support- ing left ankle. Very little disability. Continuing treat- ment. 5 Mumps 24/7/50 M 1 8/12 Left ankle Complete recovery. Dis- j charged from treatment. No i disability. . 6 St. Marv’s 5/8/50 F 10 yrs. Non- Returned to school two weeks 1 paralytic after discharge from isolation. Quite well. No disability. 4 Werneth 30/7/50 M 40 yrs. Both thighs Can walk with the aid of a ^stick and for short distances *1 without. Continuing treat¬ ment. Had just returned to work, his employers having - found him a light sedentary job as lodge-keeper. 8 Clarksfield 2/8/50 M G yrs. Slight Recovery almost complete. paresis both Returned to ordinary school jh ankles with very little disability. Continuing treatment. 9 St. Mary’s 13/8/50 M 1 8/12 Right lower Considerable disability. Wears | leg an iron right leg. Cannot walk but crawls and climbs actively. \p Marked external rotation of right foot. Continuing treat¬ ment. 10 St. James 25/8/50 F 4 yrs. Left arm Partial recovery of all move¬ ments, but very little power or 1 use in this arm. Wears a splint. Considerable disa- bilitv. Continuing treatment. 11 Clarksfield 4/9/50 M 7 yrs.- 0 Non- No residual paralysis or dis- paralytic ability. 12 St. Mary’s 8/9/50 F 3 yrs. Right Apparently complete recovery. thigh Full use of leg and no dis- n • ability. Still under periodic % hospital review but treatment discontinued. 13 ! Clarksfield 20/9/50 F 3 yrs. Left arm Apparently full recovery. No disability. Treatment discon- tinued.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29937231_0069.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
