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that the information was incorrect, either as to the
address given or as to the disease from which the child
was suffering. No case of Small-pox was reported.
ERYSIPELAS.
The actual number of certificates notifying
Erysipelas was 373, but no fewer than 66 were duplicates
(17.7 per cent.). This redundancy arises from
the fact that Erysipelas cases are not welcome at
General Hospitals, and, if removed, have to be taken
to the Infirmary. Where this course is adopted the
same case is notified by the District Medical Officer and
the Medical Superintendent of the Infirmary, as well as
by the private medical practitioner first called in.
The homes of all the patients were visited, insanitary
conditions noted and remedied, and, where necesary,
disinfection of the premises was carried out after
removal or recovery. There were fourteen deaths from
Erysipelas, seven at home and an equal number in
hospital. In addition to these deaths from true
Erysipelas, thirty-one persons died from diseases of a
septic nature, four of these being cases of oral sepsis
and five of middle ear disease; the others were from
pvoemia, cellulitis, carbuncle, abscess, etc.
APPENDICITIS.
Nine deaths were registered as from this cause,
three of them occurring after operation.
DISEASES AND ACCIDENTS OF PARTURITION.
Nine cases of Puerperal Fever were reported; one
of these was removed to an Asylums Board hospital,