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disease, that I would inject Antitoxin. The cases
are too few to make any positive deductions from,
but I hope to continue the use of it with still more
success. Of course the cases were not treated solely
with it.
Several cases were admitted suffering from
scarlet fever and diphtheria combined; these caused
a great deal of anxiety lest the latter disease should
spread among the other patients as, with the Hospital
so full, the cases were obliged to remain in the scarlet
fever wards.
REPORT ON MAINTENANCE OF PATIENTS IN
HOSPITALS FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
In accordance with instructions from the late
Local Board, I forwarded certain questions to various
Local Authorities, and the result of my enquiries
was as follows. Replies were received from 37. To
the question: Is any payment required ? the following
answers were received, viz.:—
From Residents: "No" from 15.
Yes" „ 9.
Payment by Poor Law Authority, viz.:—
"No" from 3; "Yes" from 21.
The amount varying from 10s. 6d. to £1 1s. 0d.,
and in two or three instances £2 2s. 0d.