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(a) Scarlet Fever.—The number of cases notified was 184,
compared with 135 the previous year. No fatal cases occurred.
148 cases were isolated at the local Infectious Hospital, and 10 at
the Ilford Isolation Hospital. The average stay of scarlet fever
cases in the Municipal Hospital was 36.5 days, compared with
34.4 days in 1926. The longest period of detention was. 106 days and
the shortest 22 days. One patient was discharged after a stay of
14 days, but the diagnosis of Scarlet Fever in this case was doubtful.
Of cases treated in hospital, the age incidence was as follows:—
Under one year 1 5—10 years 85
1—2 years 2 10—15 years 28
2—3 years 5
15—20 years 10
3—4 years 7
4— 5 years 15 20—35 years 3
35—45 years 2
Sex.—83 cases were male and 101 female.
(b) Small Pox.—No case of Small Pox occurred in 1927.
(c) Diphtheria.—77 cases were notified, compared with 55
the preceding year. Of cases notified, 72 were removed and treated
in the local isolation hospital. Two deaths from diphtheria occurred,
one in hospital and the other in an outside institution. The average
stay of clinical diphtheria in hospital was 39.8 days, the longest
stay being 123 and the shortest 16 days. Six cases of laryngeal
diphtheria were admitted to the local hospital, in two instances
tracheotomy being necessary. One patient died five days after
admission, while the others made a satisfactory recovery.
Of diphtheria patients treated in hospital the age incidence was
as follows:—
1—2 years 5 10—15 years 6
2—3 years 5 15—20 years 3
3—4 years 8 20—35 years 6
4—5 years 11 35—45 years 1
5—10 years 32
Sex.—34 cases were male and 43 female.