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The causes of death in the six Scarlet Fever cases were as
follows:—
Age.
Cause of death.
In
Hospital.
Male
8 years
Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria
4 days.
,,
1 yr. 10 m.
,, ,, Chicken Pox,
Laryngeal Obstruction,
T racheotomy
42 „
Female ...
3 years
Scarlet Fever, Toxæmia
3 „
,,
20
,, ,, ,,
17 „
,,
22 „
,, ,, ,,
2 „
,,
1 yr. 9 m.
,, ,,
pneumonia
1 day.
The causes of death in the five Diphtheria cases were as
follows:—
Age.
Cause of death.
In Hospital.
Female
4 years
Haemorrhagic
Diphtheria
4 days.
,,
10 „
,,
,,
4 ,,
,,
7 „
,,
,,
9 „
,,
7 „
,,
,,
6 „
,,
6 „
,,
,,
7 „
Tracheotomy was performed in five cases, with one death.
The fatality of the two Diseases was as follows
Scarlet Fever
2.8
Diphtheria
6.6
The Registrar-General's formula is here adopted, viz.:
Dividing the number of deaths, multiplied by 100, by half the
sum of the admissions, discharges, and deaths.