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Three measles patients, one of whom was discharged during
the early part of 1939, contracted diphtheritic infection of
the ears.
In addition to the above, the following three cases
developed a secondary infection which they were incubating
when admitted:—
1 scarlet fever developed whooping cough.
1 measles developed whooping cough.
I measles developed chicken pox.
SCHICK TEST.
The Schick test was carried out on 29 members of the
staff. In 9 cases the result was positive and 8 of these were
subsequently immunised against diphtheria. The other
positive subject remained in the hospital's service for only
a very short period and therefore was not immunised.
INFECTIOUS ILLNESS AMONGST STAFF:
Two Probationer Nurses contracted diphtheria during the
year.
POST MORTEM EXAMINATION.
One post mortem examination was carried out at the
hospital during 1938.
GYNÆCOLOGIST:
Mr. Phillips attended the hospital on two occasions, the
first in connection with a case of puerperal scarlet fever and
the second to see a case of puerperal pyrexia due to measles.
OCULIST.
Mr. Milner made four visits to the hospital during the
year. The first was in connection with a case of ciliary
paralysis following diphtheria, two further consultations were
occasioned by a case of herpes ophthalmia complicating
chicken pox, while the fourth visit was in respect of a patient
suffering from Meningococcal meningitis and ophthalmia.