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In the course of the year 1911 it will be seen no fewer than 57
patients or a percentage on the total admissions of 9.62 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 10.38, diphtheria cases 7.86, and enteric fever cases 11.53.
Among the 35 cases wrongly certified as scarlet fever there were
1 pneumonia, 2 erythema, 7 tonsillitis, 9 rotheln, 2 stomatitis, 1 glossitis
and 1 varicella. One case of scarlet fever was certified to be diphtheria.
Among the 18 cases wrongly certified as diphtheria were 4 of tonsillitis,
1 bronchitis, 1 stomatitis and measles, 1 Vincent's angina, 2 bronchopneumonia
and 1 post pharyngeal abscess. 1 case was scarlet fever and
not diphtheria. The continued fever case was certified to be one of
appendicitis.
In the course of the year 1911 no fewer than 2,237 patients*
against 1,723 in 1910, 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 11.2 in 1910, 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.

* The number of patients admitted into the Board's hospitals during 1911,
was 21,138. † Whole Borough.