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Typhoid and Para-typhoid Oases.
During the year 11 cases of Typhoid Fever or Para-typhoid
Fever were admitted and in 10 the diagnosis was confirmed. One
death occurred amongst the 10 cases, being a severe case with
marked toxaemia.
The unconfirmed case admitted as Typhoid Fever was a baby
suffering from simple enteritis.
There was one case of Para-typhoid Fever admitted.
Of the 10 cases of Typhoid or Para-typhoid 8 were secondary
cases arising from the 1937 outbreak. The other two cases were,
one a case of Para-typhoid Fever and one a case of Typhoid, in
whom no connection with the outbreak could be traced.
Puerperal Fever.
During the year there were 11 cases admitted as Puerperal
Fever and 5 as Puerperal Pyrexia cases. No deaths occurred
amongst these cases.
6 of the cases of Puerperal Fever were complicated by other
diseases as follows:—
1 was complicated by thrombo-phlebitis of both legs.
1 was complicated by double pneumonia.
1 was complicated by cardiac disease (rheumatic).
1 was complicated by bacillus coli pyelitis.
1 was complicated by lactational mania.
1 was complicated by pleurisy.
Erysipelas.
There were 31 cases of Erysipelas admitted, 4 more than in
1937. In 7 of these the diagnosis was not confirmed, :hey were as
follows:—
3 wTere cases of cellulitis of leg.
1 was a serum rash.
1 was a case of parotitis.
1 was a case of boils.
1 was a simple dermatitis.
Excluding these cases there were 24 cases of true Erysipelas.
The disease was of average severity. Two deaths occurred amongst
them, one being complicated by cavernous sinus thrombosis, the
other by general septicaemia.