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The small-pox outbreak indirectly decreased the accommodation
for scarlet fever at the Asylums Board Hospitals, and
for a short period cases were accepted in order of their merit,
an inspector having to go down each morning to make personal
application, supporting the application with details as to the
patient's environment. This task was performed most
efficiently by Mr. Richard Phillips, and as a fact, no really urgent
case was treated at home. Of the 401 cases notified during the
year, 333, or practically 84 per cent., were isolated in hospital.
The deaths from scarlet fever amount to 18, which gives a case
mortality of 4.4 per cent.
DIPHTHERIA.
Diphtheria, with the exception of a burst in the third week
of March, was generally below the average. 258 cases were
notified; of these 194 or 75 per cent, were treated in hospital.
The deaths from diphtheria amount to 33, giving a case mortality
of 12.8 per cent.
TYPHOID FEVER.
Seventy-seven cases were notified during the year of enteric
fever. This is almost the same number as in 1900. A few of
these cases did not originate in the district, but came to be
nursed in the numerous nursing homes. 55 or 71 per cent, were
removed to and isolated in hospital. The case mortality was
11.8 per cent.
DISINFECTION.