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Three cases were admitted by arrangement with other
authorities.
Twenty-two patients died:—Two from Scarlet Fever,
16 from Diphtheria, three from Typhoid Fever, and one
from Erysipelas.
The throat and nasal passages of every patient
admitted to your Hospital were examined, and it was
found that out of the 254 cases of Scarlet Fever and
Diphtheria admitted:—229 had enlarged tonsils, 77 had
adenoid growths, 43 had nasal polypi, 31 had previous
attacks of tonsilitis, 3 Scarlet Fever and 2 Diphtheria had
had a previous attack for which they were admitted, and 37
cases were found to be suffering from both Scarlet Fever
and Diphtheria.
During the year, after admission to the Scarlet
Fever wards, it was found that in several cases Whooping
cough, chicken pox, and ringworm were coincident complications
of the disease.
Every case is regarded as being infectious so long
as any congestion of the throat or fauces existed, or
where there was any cough or any discharge from either
the ears or nose, or when any sore existed, and until
these troubles had entirely disappeared no patient is
discharged from the Hospital, thus minimising to a
large extent the always possible risk of the occurrence of
"Return Cases."