Some cases of epidemic encephalitis

The epidemic of Encephalitis Lethargica, in association with which were the cases to be described, occurred in the City of Sheffield mainly in the winter months and spring of 1924.As the number of notifications was so great, it was found impossible to deal with all the cases in the General Hospitals; and it was therefore decided that two wards in Lodge Moor Fever Hospital should be sat aside for their reception. These wards were constantly occupied from the beginning of April until about the middle of October, the last notified case being admitted to hospital on September, 26.I had, therefore, while resident-at Lodge Moor Hospital, the opportunity of observing 127 cases of true Epidemic Encephalitis. This represents the number of cases of actual Encephalitis out of a total of 176 admitted to this hospital already diagnosed as such, in addition to five cases notified as other diseases, that were found, after admission, to be suffering from Encephalitis