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Staff.—The Staff consists of—
1 Resident Medical Officer. 7 Servants
1 Matron 7 Wardmaids.
1 Assistant Matron 1 Seamstress.
11 Nurses 2 Gardeners
2 Laundresses Porter and Portress
2 Engineers
Patients. — During the year 429 patients have been
admitted, of which number
248 were Scarlet Fever
163 ,, Diphtheria
10 ,, Typhoid Fever
8 ,, Puerperal Fever
5 ,, Erysipelas
Forty-one of these patients were admitted by
arrangement with other authorities, and 32 were
admitted from Merton.
Of the 429 patients admitted, 396 were discharged
as cured, and 33 died, viz.; 12 from Scarlet Fever, 18
from Diphtheria, 1 from Puerperal Fever, and 2 from
Erysipelas.
A very careful examination of the throat, nasal
passages, and teeth of every patient admitted to the
Hospital was made, and it was found that out of the 411
Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria patients admitted, 42 had
nasal polypi, 195 had enlarged tonsils, 43 had adenoid
growths, 15 had had attacks of tonsilitis, 6 Scarlet
Fever and 7 Diphtheria patients had had previous
attacks of the same disease for which they were
admitted, and 27 were found to be suffering from both
Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria.
After admission to the Scarlet Fever wards, it was
found that several cases of Measles, Chicken Pox,
Whooping Cough, and Ringworm were coincident
complications of the disease.