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ERYSIPELAS.
One case of Erysipelas was in hospital at the beginning of
1936 and 19 cases were notified during the year. There were
17 discharges and 1 death, leaving 2 cases in hospital at the
end of the year.
The patient who died was a man aged 33 years, who was
found, when admitted, to be suffering from Pulmonary
Tuberculosis in addition to Erysipelas. His resistance was
very low and he died of pneumonia on the 6th day in hospital.
Of the 17 discharges, one patient had had Furunculosis
only ; the remaining 16 cases who had all had Erysipelas were
released after an average stay in hospital of 15.9 days.
TYPHOID AND PARATYPHOID FEVER.
11 cases of supposed infection of the Typhoid or Paratyphoid
group were dealt with during 1936, one of the patients
having been in hospital at the beginning of the year. One
death occurred and the remaining 10 patients were discharged
during the year.
The patient who died was a woman, aged 27 years, admitted
from the Harrow Urban District, suffering from a
severe attack of Typhoid Fever. Death occurred on the 10th
day in hospital. She probably incurred her infection in
Bournemouth during the time of epidemic there.

* Transferred to Redhill Hospital after 10 days'
treatment,