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* Present on admission.
Average Stay in Hospital of true cases of Scarlet Fever was
37.1 days, an increase of 2.7 days compared with the figure of
34.4 days for the previous year, but almost identical with the average
of 37.3 days over the five year period 1930—1934 inclusive.
Type of Disease.
The great majority of Scarlet Fever cases had a mild affection,
and in the few cases of a sharper nature the administration of
Anti-Scarlet Fever Serum was followed by rapid abatement of
fever.
Return Cases.
Sixteen return cases of Scarlet Fever occurred during the
year. Three of these were occasioned by a patient being prematurely
withdrawn from hospital, on the responsibility of
his parents and against medical advice. Within a fortnight of
the patient's removal, both parents and another inmate of the
house were admitted to hospital suffering from Scarlet Fever.
ERYSIPELAS.
Thirteen cases notified as Erysipelas were admitted during the
year; two further cases were in hospital at the commencement of
the period. Fourteen of these patients were discharged during
the year, leaving one in hospital on December 31st, 1935, the
latter having since made a satisfactory recovery.