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Isolation Hospital.—305 cases have been treated during the
year, comparing with 139 for 1895, and with 125 for 1894. Of
these 305, five died, three were discharged as soon as possible (having
been sent in on mistaken diagnoses), 255 left the hospital well, and 42
were still under treatment at the end of the year.
The five deaths occurred from—
Diphtheria, a child of three years,
Typhoid Fever, a male 41 years,
Scarlet Fever, a male 2 years,
Scarlet Fever, a female 25 years, and
Broncho-Pneumonia, a male 17 years of age.
This last case was that of a deformed imbecile, who was admitted
for Scarlet Fever, but, owing to the fact of his great deformity and to
his inability to leave his bed, he was not able to take the usual baths,
and so at the end of six weeks desquamation was not quite finished,
and he was then attacked with the illness which proved fatal. The
three cases alluded to as discharged as soon as possible, were—1 a
case of Measles sent in as Scarlet Fever, and 2 cases of Follicular
Tonsillitis sent in as Diphtheria.
There were under treatment at the beginning of the year 7 patients,
five being cases of Scarlet Fever, and 2 of Diphtheria.