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Enteric Fever. Six cases were admitted with a diagnosis
of enteric fever and in two cases this was not confirmed, the final
diagnosis being influenzal pneumonia in each case.
Of the four actual cases one died and three recovered. The
fatal case was a male aged 37 years, admitted on the 23rd day
of disease suffering from severe typhoid toxaemia. He died three
days later. The type of disease in the four cases was as follows:—
Typhoid 2
Paratyphoid B 2
Measles. Twenty-six cases were admitted with measles and
all recovered. Two cases were complicated by broncho-pneumonia
and one by lobar pneumonia.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum. Two infants were admitted for
treatment, and were accompanied by their mothers so that breastfeeding
might be continued. One mother was found to be suffering
from gonorrhoea and was advised to have appropriate treatment on
discharge. In both cases the infection cleared up satisfactorily
before discharge, but in one case the cornea had been badly ulcerated
before admission and the sight was impaired in one eye.
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis. One female, aged 50 years, was
admitted with cerebro-spinal meningitis, found to be due to
Type III meningococcus. She made a complete and uneventful
recovery after treatment with antitoxin and was discharged at
the end of six weeks.
Cases Admitted from Other Hospitals. Seven cases were
admitted from neighbouring general hospitals suffering from the
following conditions:—
West Middlesex County Hospital.
Scarlet fever and dermatitis scalp 1
Scarlet fever and fracture r. tibia 1