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WHOOPING COUGH.
Two cases of Whooping Cough were in hospital at the
beginning of 1936 and during the year 23 patients notified as
suffering from this disease were admitted.
There were 4 deaths and 19 discharges, leaving 2 patients
in hospital on 31st December, 1936. Of the four deaths, three
were infants under 1 year of age—the other was a boy aged
9 years. All four were suffering from Whooping Cough with
extensive broncho-pneumonia and the disease was in an
advanced stage when they were removed to hospital. The
first was admitted on the 10th day of disease, the second on
the 9th day, the third on the 8th day, while in the fourth case
the date of onset was uncertain.
Of the 19 cases discharged, one had been found to be
suffering from Influenza, another from Bronchial Catarrh, a
third from Bronchitis, while in a further case no disease was
diagnosed.
The remaining 15 discharged patients were suffering from
Whooping Cough when admitted, two cases being complicated
by Broncho-Pneumonia and a third by Marasmus. In
addition, three other cases of Whooping Cough were treated
during the year ; the first of these was sent in as an observation
case, the second was a case which had been notified as
Scarlet Fever and Whooping Cough and was found to have
Whooping Cough only, while the third had been notified as
Measles. Thus there were, in all, 18 patients discharged
during 1936 who had actually suffered from Whooping Cough.
Average Stay in Hospital of these cases was 48 days.
MUMPS.
Four cases of Mumps were admitted during the year;
all made satisfactory recoveries and were discharged after
an average stay in hospital of 27.2 days.
RUBELLA.
One case, notified as German Measles, was admitted during
1936. The patient, who was found to have been suffering
from a septic rash, was discharged after 13 days in hospital.