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Scarlet Fever.—Of the 392 cases admitted as scarlet fever
140 were from Brentford and Chiswick and 252 were from Ealing.
Of this total 16 were found not to be suffering from the disease
and were ultimately diagnosed as follows :—
Tonsillitis 6, chicken pox 1, diphtheria 1, gastritis 1,
urticaria 1, teething rash 1, common cold 1, bronchitis 1,
measles 1, rubella 1, no apparent disease 1.
Four cases of scarlet fever were found on admission to be suffering
also from a second disease, as follows :—chicken pox 2, measles 1,
mumps 1.
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. over 45 yrs.
69 260 23 13 9 2
The complications observed among the cases were as follows
Otitis Media and Otorrhoea 36
Mastoiditis 3
Cervical adenitis 44
Rhinitis and rhinorrhoea 55
Post nasal discharge 3
Arthritis and rheumatism 5
Nephritis and albuminuria 11
Bronchitis 3
Tonsillitis 4
Quinsy 2
Pluerisy 3
Pericarditis2
Septic fingers 3
Second attack of Scarlet Fever 11
Empyema 1
Frontal sinusitis 1
Cardiac irregularity 3
Vaginal discharge 2
Septic sores 2
Return cases.—Of the 426 cases discharged during the year
eight gave rise to " return " cases of scarlet fever. This gives a
low return case rate of 1.87 per cent.