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MUMPS.
Seven cases were admitted as mumps, one of them was a case of
alveolar abscess.
MEASLES.
Twelve cases were admitted, the diagnosis being confirmed in nine
cases.
TUBERCULOSIS.
Nine cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were admitted temporarily and
subsequently transferred to the Borough Sanatorium.
Out of Borough Cases.
Disease
Males
Females
Total
Deaths
Scarlet Fever
4
5
9
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Diphtheria
2
3
5
1
Cerebro Spinal Men.
1
2
3
1
Rubella
—
1
1
-
Borough Hospital Laboratory. Diphtheria.
Cases swabbed Case3 swabbed during Negatives Total
on admission convalescence
Positive Positive
70 170 1684 1924
Faeces, Enteric and Dysentery Croups.
B. Typhosus B. Para Typhosus Dysentery Negatives Total
B. Positive Examined
Positive Positive Sonne Total
2 10 1 53 60
Widals; Dreyers Agglutination Tests.
B. Typhosus B. Para Typhosus B. Total Total
Positive Positive Negative Examine.
4 7 2 13
Cerebro Spinal Fluids (for presence of meningococci)
Positive Negative Total
30 14 44
Miscellaneous Examinations.
3 Blood specimens for culture (sterile)
3 3wabs for skin vesicles (Staphylococcus aureous cultivate
2 specimen pus for organisms (1 specimen meningococcus growing sterile)
2 specimen sputums (1 B.Typhosus cultivated: 1 for TB negative)
2 specimen urines (examined for organisms: 50th sterile)
7 eye swabs (cultivated for organisms; 2-Staphylococcus aureous present;
5 sterile)
2 Vaginal swabs (examined for organisms: 1 Haemolytic streptococcus
Longus present).
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