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At this time the resources of the Isolation Hospital were taxed
to the uttermost, and a large number of cases being promptly removed,
any more serious outbreak was checked.
It will be noticed that the disease has been more evenly distributed
afnongst the four Wards than was the case in 1896, when the Cannhall
Ward was responsible for about 40 per cent, of the cases.
There are still a number of cases occasionally discovered where
the patients are in the stage of desquamation, the disease having been
overlooked, and these children allowed to play in the streets or even
attend the Board Schools.
DIPHTHERIA.
It will be seen from Table XII. that there has been a decrease of
31. The number of deaths were fewer, the death-rate being correspondingly
diminished.
Eleven of the deaths were under 5 years of age.
In four months only the number of cases exceeded the average.
In September, October and November, there were 70 cases and
12 deaths. The diminution in the disease was very marked in
December, the number of notifications falling from 29 to 6.
Nearly 43 per cent, of the cases occurred in the Leyton Ward.
TEMPORARY ISOLATION HOSPITAL.