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speedily developed the disease, the first one commencing to be
ill about three days after his arrival, and unfortunately two of the
cases rapidly proved fatal. There had been no case of Diphtheria
in that part of Ireland for the previous 15 years.
Ten cases which were notified as Diphtheria and removed
to the Hospital, were returned after varying periods of observation
as not suffering from this disease; 5 were stated to be
suffering from Tonsillitis, 2 from Broncho-Pneumonia, and 1
each from Nephritis, Measles, and 1 not stated.
Erysipelas. Ninety-four cases were notified during the year,
30 being in East Greenwich, 26 in West Greenwich, 31 in
St. Nicholas, 6 in Charlton, and 1 in Kidbrooke. Fifteen of
these patients were removed to Public Institutions in the District.
Scarlet Fever. Three hundred and ninety cases were
notified during the year, as compared with 423, 660 and 566
cases, respectively, in the three preceding years; 137 cases were
in East Greenwich, 85 in West Greenwich, 34 in St. Nicholas,
110 in Charlton, and 24 in Kidbrooke; 361 of these cases were
removed to the Hospital for treatment. There were 8 deaths
from this disease during the year, as against 6 last year.
Nine of the cases removed to the Hospital as suffering
from Scarlet Fever were returned as wrongly diagnosed, and 4
stated to be Tonsillitis, 1 each Gastritis,. Erythemia, Influenza and
Peri Tonsillar Abscess, no alternative disease, however, being
stated in the remaining case, while 8 patients on discharge were
still suffering, 2 each from Chronic Rhinorrhoea, Chronic
Otorrhcea, and 1 each from Chronic Watery Rhinitis, Chronic
Rhinitis, Occasional Rhinorrhcea, and Occasional Otorrhcea,
and parents were duly notified of this.
The following Table gives particulars of the ten cases which
would seem to be " return cases," There were eight such cases in
1908, five in 1907, and four in 1906.