View report page

45
and complete recovery from extensive muscular involvement.
Two other patients admitted as suffering from poliomyelitis were
diagnosed as rheumatic fever and influenza, while in a third case
no ascertainable cause for pyrexia could be discovered.
Complications of the Puerperium. No severe infection was
encountered in this group of cases. Two cases of puerperal pyrexia
had a mild degree of sapraemia while post partum haemorrhage,
femoral thrombosis and anaemia and tonsillitis accounted respectively
for the remaining three admissions.
Infections of the New-Born. All twelve cases of pemphigus
admitted were mild infections which completely recovered in periods
of from 1—2 weeks. The ophthalmia case treated recovered without
damage to the eyes.
Consultant Staff. The following Consultants were called
in during the year:—
Mr. Miller, the Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist, performed
mastoid operations in two cases of acute mastoiditis. He also
removed tonsils in two convalescent diphtheria carriers.
Mr. Gordon Bryan, Surgeon, visited to see a case of intussusception,
later successfully reduced at King Edward Memorial
Hospital.
Miss F. Barry, Surgeon, performed appendicectorny in a case of
acute appendicitis occurring in a tonsillitis patient.
Mr. Murray, Surgeon, performed appendicectorny in a case of
, acute appendicitis occurring in a scarlet fever patient. He also
successfully treated expectantly a case of acute appendicitis in a
patienc suffering from mumps and saw a case of intussusception later
successfully operated on at the Middlesex Hospital.
Mr. Rait Bell, Gynaecologist, visited two patients and performed
currettage in a patient suffering from post-partum haemorrhage
due to retained placental products.
Mr. Cholmeley, Orthopaedic Surgeon, visited to advise on the
after treatment of a case of poliomyelitis.
Dr. Lewis, Anaesthetist, gave anaesthetics for the two mastoid
operations, two appendicectomies, two tonsillectomies, and curretages
already mentioned.
Tonsillectomy in School Children. Twenty-two sessions
were held between April and July. 164 children had tonsils and
adenoids removed. The Surgeon was Mr. Miller and the Anaesthetist
Dr.. Lewis.