Report of the City Health Department / City of Winnipeg.

  • Winnipeg (Man.). Health Department.
Date:
[1936]
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Credit: Report of the City Health Department / City of Winnipeg. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    One. History of contact negative. Had visited Matlock Beach twelve days prior to onset of illness. Fifth case—A girl nine years old, resident in Ward One. Was holi¬ daying at the Town of Selkirk, sickened while there, brought into the city on the third day of illness. Paralysis noted six days later, affecting one foot. This case was reported in September. Points to be noted from the five cases recorded in August are:— Of the five, one was definitely infected while1 living at summer residencei twenty miles north-east of Winnipeg; three had visited summer reisorts ten to twelve days prior to attack and the1 remaining case had no history of exposure to sickness, nor had it visited outside of Winnipeg. Two were resident in Ward Three, one in Ward Two and one in Ward One. In reviewing Suspect Cases recorded in August, of which there were five, three of these had not been out of the city and had no relation to definite cases as regards contact or district. It was evident before the outbreak had gone far that the Suspect Cases were being reported in greater numbers than were definite cases. Their relationship to definite cases was sometimes established but many appeared in districts where definite cases had not been recorded. Hospitalization of Cases—Every effort was put forth to hospitalize all cases and of the sixty-seven cases reported, sixty-three were admit¬ ted to hospital for treatment. Of this number three died, eleven showed paralysis still present at date of discharge. Forty-nine were discharged completely recovered and no paralysis. Cases quarantined at home—Four cases were treated at home, one had paralysis when released from quarantine; the remaining three had no paralysis. Convalescent Serum—The supply of convalescent serum was in the hands of Dr. Cadham, Provincial Bacteriologist, and was always suffi¬ cient to meet demands. Quarantine and Isolation—Owing to the fact that all cases, with the exception of four, were removed to hospital, the enforcing of regulations governing same did not present a problem of any magnitude as the supervision of contacts was all that was required. Sickness in the Home—Illness of a minor nature was reported in six homes. Secondary Cases—A boy, age twelve, developed symptoms of Polio¬ myelitis and was removed to hospital on the third day of his illness; the day following his removal to hospital an eleven year old brother devel¬ oped symptoms of the disease and was removed to hospital. Time be¬ tween symptoms in both cases was four days. Diagnosis confirmed. Young man, age twenty-eight, developed symptoms of Poliomyelitis on the eighth of September, called physician on the 10th, and was! re¬ moved to hospital on the 11th suffering from paralysis of both legs. Six days later a seventeen month old baby (niece) living in same house developed symptoms and on admission to hospital was suffering from paralysis of upper left arm.