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Sanitary Administration of the District. 67
Amongst the patients treated the following
plications were recorded:
Rhinitis 8
Otitis 16
Albuminuria 4
Abscess 3
Rheumatism 2
Diphtheria 7
Whooping Cough 2
Two children developed whooping cough in hospital,
infection having taken place before admission. Seven
cases had to be isolated form the others on account of
the presence of diphtheria bacilli in their throats. These
cases were found by bacteriological examination after
the discovery of a diphtheritic throat in a scarlet fever
patient.
Only one death occurred from scarlet fever during
the year. The average period of residence in the
hospital was 40 days.
Diphtheria.— Forty cases were admitted as diphtheria
but nine proved to be cases of tonsillitis. The ages
of the patients were as follows :
Age 1-5 yrs. 5-15 yrs. 15-25 yrs.
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Six cases suffered from complications, five from
albuminuria, and one from paralysis of the palate.
Three deaths occurred. The average duration of
residence in hospital was 26 days.
The other cases of infectious disease treated in the
Isolation Hospital call for little comment. They consisted
of three cases of typhoid fever, two of paratyphoid
fever, two of erysipelas, two of puerpural fever,