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One was admitted with Meningitis. Investigation showed
that the case was not one of cerebro-spinal but of pneumococcal
meningitis, and it had a fatal issue.
One case was admitted as a doubtful case of Diphtheria and
found to be simple tonsillitis, while another was infected with
avirulent organisms. Both were discharged after a short stay in
the Hospital.
Tuberculosis.—28 new cases were admitted, as compared with
a similar number in 1924.
At the end of the year the following patients were in the
Sanatorium:—
Nature of case. Period in hospital.
Spine 21 months.
Spine 20 months.
Lungs 16 months.
Hip 16 months.
Hip 11 months.
Lungs and Hip 7 months.
Lungs 6 months.
Abdomen 6 months.
Hip 6 months.
Ankle 6 months.
Lungs and Spine 5 months.
Lungs and Hip 5 months.
Lungs 3 months.
Spine 3 months.
Lungs 2 months.
Hip and Kidney 2 months.
Lungs 1 month.
Lungs and Empyema 1 month.
Glands of Neck 1 month.
Of the 28 new cases admitted during 1925, 18 were cases of
surgical tuberculosis, 4 of these being complicated with pulmonary
tuberculosis also. The various organs involved were as follows:Hip
6, spine 4, ankle 1, testicle 1, abdomen 4, glands of neck 1,
pleura 1.
Three deaths occurred in the Sanatorium, one from pulmonary
tuberculosis, one from tuberculosis of both kidneys, and the third
from general tuberculosis after being in the Sanatorium only a
fortnight.