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Age. Cause of death. Hospital
Male 5 years Diphtheria, Toxaemia 2days
„ 6 „ Diphtheria, Toxæmia 5 „
Female 3 years Hæmorrhagic Diphtheria 4 „
„ 7½ „ Diphtheria, Toxæmia 8 „
„ 1 yr. 1 m. Diphtheria 7 days,
Tracheotomy 2 days 3 ,,
,, ..6 years Hæmorrhagic Diphtheria 11 ,,
,, 2 „ Diphtheria, Toxæmia 1 „
„ 5 „ Diphtheria 5 days, Toxæmia
2 ,,
„ 3 yrs. 10 m. Laryngeal Diphtheria 5
days, Tracheotomy 1 day 1 „
,, .. 5 years Hæmorrhagic Diphtheria
6 days 4 „
,, 4½ ,, Diphtheria, Toxæmia 6 „
„ 7 „ Diphtheria, Toxæmia 4 „
Tracheotomy was performed in seven cases, with three deaths.
The fatality of the two diseases was as follows :—
Scarlet Fever 2.5
Diphtheria 13.8
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.