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In the course of the year 1910 it will be seen no fewer than 50
patients or a percentage on the total admissions of 8.50 were, after
admission at the fever hospitals, found not to be suffering from the
diseases (notifiable) mentioned in the medical certificates upon which they
were removed to hospital. The percentage on the total (admission) scarlet
fever cases was 6.44, diphtheria cases 12.94, and enteric fever cases 17.85.
Among the 27 cases wrongly certified as scarlet fever there were
1 broncho-pneumonia, 3 erythema, 5 tonsillitis, 1 papular erythema,
6 rotheln, 1 stomatitis, 1 burns, 1 lichen urticatus, 1 bronchitis, and
1 Vincent's angina. Among the 18 cases wrongly certified as diphtheria
were 2 of tonsillitis, 1 measles, 1 bronchitis, 1 stomatitis, and 2 Vincent's
angina. 4 cases were scarlet fever and not diphtheria. Among the
5 cases of typhoid fever wrongly certified was a case of typhus fever.
In the course of the year 1910 no fewer than 1,723 patients*
against 2,322 in 1909, 2594 in 1908, 3,109 in 1907, 2151 in 1906, 2,157 in
1905, 1,993 in 1904, 1,913 in 1903, and 2,108 in 1902, or a percentage
on the total admissions of 10.2 in 1909, 9.27 in 1908, 9 7 in 1907, 8.3 in
1906, 9.04 in 1905, 10.7 in 1904, 10.4 in 1903, and 8.6 in 1902 were,
after admission to the fever hospitals, found not to be suffering from the
diseases mentioned in the medical certificates upon which they were
removed to hospital.