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Scarlet Fever.—Of the 247 cases admitted as scarlet fever
174 were from the Borough of Ealing and 73 from the Urban
District of Brentford and Chiswick. Nineteen of the total were not
suffering from the disease and were ultimately diagnosed as follows:
Tonsilitis 6, septic rash 2, drug rash 1, food rash 1, serum rash 1,
urticaria 1, impetigo 1, common cold 1, no apparent disease 3.
One was admitted so as to have a mastoid wound re-opened and
one was a scarlet fever carrier only. Two cases of scarlet fever
were found on admission to be suffering at the same time from
diphtheria and four others were also suffering from chicken-pox.
The incidence of the actual cases of scarlet fever in the various
age-groups was as follows:
1-5 yrs. 5-15 yrs. 15-25 yrs. 25-35 yrs. 35-45 yrs.
37 159 17 6 9
The complications observed in the course of the disease were
as follows :
No. of Cases.
Adenitis 49
Rhinorrhoea 54
Otitis media 7
Otorrhoea 18
Supra-orbital neuralgia 1
Arthritis 9
Albuminuria and nephritis 3
Cervical gland abscess 3
Peritonsillar abscess 1
Bradycardia 1
The following major operations were performed during the
year:
T.A. Male 8 yrs. Mastoid L. 16/4/31
H.R.S. Male 3½ yrs. Mastoid R. 7/5/31
Mastoid L. 12/6/31
K.R. Male 8 yrs. Mastoid L. 16/5/31
Re-opened 4/7/31
J.B. Female 3¼ yrs. Mastoid R. 19/9/31
D.G. Female 8 yrs. Mastoid R. 20/10/31
D.B.S. Male 3½ yrs. Mastoid
R. and L. 29/12/31
L.P. Male 6 yrs. Mastoid R. 8/1/32