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Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.
Twelve cases were admitted, but in 5 cases the diagnosis was
not confirmed.
1 was a case of pneumococcal meningitis.
1 was a case of acute rheumatism.
1 was a case of erysipelas.
1 was a case of acute enteritis.
1 was a case of teething.
The case of pneumococcal meningitis proved fatal.
The combined treatment by lumbar puncture and sulphapyridine
in doses of 2 grns. repeated in four hours' time and then
1 grn. given four hourly, continued for a week proved successful,
as it had done previously .
No ill effects were observed from giving sulphapyridine, but
in those who could not tolerate the drug by mouth owing to it
causing vomiting, M.B. 693 (soluble) hypodermically was given
instead. No deaths occurred amongst the true cerebro-spinal
meningitis cases.
Dysentery.
Thirteen cases were admitted Of these 11 were cases of
Sonne dysentery, one a case of Morgan No. 1 bacillus, whilst one
was a non-specific infection.
Mumps.
Six cases were admitted, but in two the diagnosis was not
confirmed; they were cases of simple adenitis.
There were no cases of anterior poliomyelitis or ophthalmia
admitted during the year.