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Fifteen cases were admitted to the Bromley and Beckenham Isolation
Hospital.
The cases were notified at the following age-periods :—
1—5 5—15 15—25 25—45 45—65 Over
years. years. years. years. years. 65 years.
3 13 2 0 0 1 = 19.
Diphtheria.—There were 14 notifications received relating to 13 cases
compared with 12 in 1914. Twelve of the 14 notifications were received
from the Chislehurst part of the district, and 6 of this number related to
cases notified from an Orphanage in the district, where 4 cases occurred
from May 8-14. The patients were removed to the Bromley and Beckenham
Isolation Hospital, and the premises disinfected and other children who had
been in contact placed under observation. No further cases occurred until
July 24, when a boy, aged 12, was notified. As the boy first notified in
May had been discharged from the Isolation Hospital and returned to the
Orphanage on July 21st, a swab was taken from his throat and sent to the
County Laboratory for examination, giving positive results, and both boys
were sent to the Isolation Hospital. No further cases were notified from
the Orphanage.
Of the remainder of the cases from the Chislehurst portion of the
district, in two instances the disease had probably been contracted elsewhere,
as in both cases the patients had been away from home until a few days
previous to notification.
Fourteen cases were removed to the Bromley and Beckenham Joint
Isolation Hospital.
The following are the age-periods at which the cases were notified:—
1—5 5—15 15—25 25—45
years. years. years. years.
1 11 1 1 = 14.
Erysipelas.—There were ten cases notified compared with eight during
1914. Two were stated to be very bad cases and were removed to the
Bromley Union Infirmary for treatment. In all cases the premises appear
to have been in a satisfactory sanitary condition. There were no deaths
from this disease.
Enteric Fever.—Two cases were notified, one in May and one in
August. The August case was a governess at a private school in the
neighbourhood and had only returned to her duties five days previous to
notification : she was nursed at the School Sanatorium.
The May case was removed to the Isolation Hospital.