Sequelae of Cerebrospinal Meningitis

The present survey was designed primarily to answer a single question, "Is there an appreciable incidence of persistent symptoms following cerebrospinal meningitis, and, if so, what are the nature and the severity of these symptoms ?"The term "symptoms" is used advisedly, and refers to the sub- jective sensations and feelings of the patient as opposed to specific pathological states or conditions.The data here pre- sented are therefore based solely on the statements of the patients themselves.It would obviously be highly desirable to carry out a medical check-up as well, but lack of necessary facilities and of medical personnel unfortunately made such a procedure impossible.The area chosen for the survey comprised three geographically distinct districts.The chief of these was in south-east Wales and Monmouthshire, the lists of patients being supplied by two large city isolation hospitals (at Cardiff and Newport) and five smaller isolation hospitals in coal-mining towns of.southern Glamorganshire (Bridgend, Caerphilly, Gelligaer, Pontypridd, and Rhondda).Two smaller areas were added by way of contrast-the Denbighshire region served by the Wrexham Isolation Hospital, and the largely rural area from TABLE I Meningitis Cases Excluded from Series 0 " Hospital |o | i ,0.a 0~.d0 0-.