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a few hours after admission to hospital, while the third was
that of a boy at a boarding school outside the Borough who
was admitted to a hospital with Diphtheria where he contracted
Scarlet Fever and died of Meningitis.
One hundred and seventeen cases were admitted to
hospital.
Enteric Fever.
Three cases of Enteric Fever were notified in 1935. One
was a case of a maid who was not diagnosed until she had
been admitted to the Wellhouse Hospital, and a child in the
same house contracted the disease from her. Both were
cases of Paratyphoid B. The third case was a boy who was
admitted to the Isolation Hospital, and although he showed
all the typical signs of Enteric, including a relapse, his blood
persistently gave a negative result to the Widal test.
Pneumonia.
The number of notifications received was 45, and the
number of deaths 35.
Measles.
Only three cases of Measles were known to have
occurred in 1935, and there was no death.
Whooping Cough.
Whooping Cough was not prevalent in 1935 and there
was no death from this disease.
Influenza.
Influenza was fairly prevalent in the early months of
the year, but was not of a severe character. Ten deaths
were attributed to this disease.
Erysipelas.
Seventeen cases were notified and there were 2 deaths.
Smallpox.
No case of Smallpox occurred in 1935.
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