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Membranous Croup.—One case of Membranous Croup was
notified during the year.
Erysipelas. One hundred and six cases were notified during
the year, 31 being in East Greenwich, 39 in West Greenwich, 26
in St. Nicholas, 8 in Charlton, and 2 in Kidbrooke. Six of these
patients were removed to Public Institutions in the District.
Scarlet Fever. Three hundred and twenty-eight cases were
notified during the year, as compared with 435, 304 and 170 cases
respectively, in the three preceding years; 175 cases were in East
Greenwich, 63 in West Greenwich, 22 in St. Nicholas, 62 in
Charlton, and 6 in Kidbrooke; 295 of these cases were removed
to the Hospital for treatment. There were 2 deaths from this
disease during the year as against 9 last year.
Eight of the cases removed to the Hospital as suffering from
Scarlet Fever were returned as wrongly diagnosed, i.e., 3 stated to
be Rotheln, 1 Erythema and 1 Urticaria, no alternative disease
being stated in the remaining 3 cases, while 7 patients on discharge
were still suffering, 2 each from Chronic Rhinorrhoea, Intermittent
Otorrhoea and Chronic Otorrhcea, and 1 from Albuminuria, and
parents were duly notified of this.
The following Table gives particulars of the six cases which
would seem to be "return cases." There were 5 such cases in
1912, 7 in 1911, and 4 in 1910.