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1926
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A few cases occurred last year. In most instances the cases are
those of young school children. The condition is uncommon in
very young children and in adults.
D. R. aged 5 years was notified of Scarlet Fever on
December 7th, 1926. His sister aged 6 years suffered from
Scarlet Fever in the previous year. She was admitted into
Hospital in October, 1925 and discharged on December 4th, 1925.
She had no complications, and made a perfect recovery, but in
the first week of December, 1926, she had what her mother called
a " cold in the head."
K. G. aged 12½ years w.as notified on May 17th, 192G.
She was living in the same house as N. J. aged 10 years. The
latter had had Scarlet Fever in 1923, and just before K. G. was
notified of Scarlet Fever, N. J. had had considerable nasal and
post-nasal catarrh.
A case occurred in 1925, which suggested that the
infection might possibly last even longer than this. R. N. aged
11 years was notified of Scarlet Fever in July, 1925. The source
of infection was not traced, but her sister M. N. aged 10 years
had had Scarlet Fever 5 years previously.
In all these cases, the suspected carrier of the infection
suffered from a Nasal and Post-nasal catarrh, at the time the
infection is supposed to have occurred. It is not suggested that
the patients remain infectious during the whole period, but that
under some conditions, a small percentage of children who have
suffered from Scarlet Fever become intermittently infectious.
The most common factor present at the time they are suspected
to be infectious is an abnormal condition of the mucous membrane
of the nose and nasopharynx giving rise to a catarrh.
Tuberculosis.
101 new cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, and 17 cases
of other forms of Tuberculosis, were notified during the year.
The age-iricidence and ward distribution are given on Table V.
At the end of the year, the number of cases on the Register
was:—
Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary. Total.
Male Female Male Female
117 105 25 30 277