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MEASLES.
During 1936 90 cases, notified as Measles, were admitted.
All recovered and were discharged during the year, the
diseases from which they were actually suffering on admission
being
Measles
85
Measles and Whooping Cough
1
Measles and Chicken Pox-
1
Scarlet Fever and Measles
1
Scarlet Fever and Anterior Poliomyelitis
1
Whooping Cough
1
90
A further six cases notified as Measles and Whooping
Cough were admitted ; all recovered and were discharged
during the year. In two of these cases the diagnosis was
confirmed, the others were found to be suffering from Measles
only. Another patient who was sent in as a case of Measles
and Chicken Pox was discharged after 27 days, the diagnosis
of dual infection having been confirmed.
Complications.
The following complications were encountered during the
year among the Measles cases :—
Broncho Pneumonia 4
Bronchitis 4
Albuminuria 1
Otitis 2
Mastoiditis 2
Laryngitis 1
Burns (present on admission) 1
Local Septic Conditions 2
Whilst in hospital one case of Measles developed Whooping
Cough and another developed Chicken Pox. Both, when
admitted, were incubating the secondary infection. Another
Measles patient contracted Chicken Pox in hospital.
Average Stay in Hospital of Measles cases was 23.8 days.