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Scarlet Fever. 41
These Wards not only have a larger population
than the others, but they have a larger working-class
population with large families of susceptible young
children, so that one cannot say that the increased
prevalence was due to insanitary conditions.
A relationship, and that was of a casual nature,
could be found between only a very few of these cases,
the instances being unimportant and not worth recording.
There was no common source of infection, such as contact
in school or infection from food which could be
blamed for the occurrence or spread of the disease.
In 16 instances, two cases occurred in one house, in
one instance three cases, and in another instance four
cases occurred in one house.
Four " Return " cases have to be recorded, as follows :
K.S. developed Jan. 9th. Brother discharged from
Hospital, Dec. 16th.
M.G. developed Jan. 19th. Brother was discharged
on Jan. 13th.
D.B. developed Jan. 31st. Brother was discharged
on Jan. 17th.
P.B. developed July 5th. Brother discharged on
June 25th.
None of the infecting cases showed any nasal or ear
affection when discharged from the hospital, and there
was no indication that they might be infectious.