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(b) Late albuminuria of 4 days duration occurred 18 days after
administration of anti-scarlet serum.
(c) Late albuminuria of 18 days duration occurred 3 days' after
administration of anti-diphtheritic serum.
(d) Late albuminuria of 3 days' duration occurred 12 days
after administration of anti-diphtheritic serum and antiscarlet
serum.
Age of Incidence.—Eighteen cases of late and initial albuminuria
and nephritis occurred in children aged 5 years or under
(i.e., 66 per cent. of all cases in this group).
(2) Diphtheria.—Twenty-seven per cent. of the complicated
cases showed positive swabs associated with clinical signs which led
to the taking of these swabs.
Of all cases admitted, there were 14 per cent. with Diphtheria—11
cases were females and 20 cases males. No less than 20 of these
37 cases were aged 5 years or under, i.e., 70 per cent.
Diphtherial cross-infection thus constituted a considerable
problem, although less severe than in 1934.
(3) Otitis Media.—Thirty-two cases occurred during 1935
(57 in 1934). The incidence was 12 per cent. of all admissions.
Nineteen cases, i.e., 59 per cent., were aged 5 years or under.
(4) Adenitis.—Thirty-five cases were recorded, i.e., 13 per
cent. of all admissions—the seasonal incidence is well seen on reference
to Table " B." Twenty cases, i.e., 57 per cent., were aged
5 years and under.
(5) Rhinitis.—The total incidence was very high, i.e., 20 per
cent. of all admissions. Sixty-five per cent. were aged 5 years or
under.
(6) Arthritis occurred in 3.8 per cent. of scarlet fever admissions
; 0 cases were females and 4 cases were males. Fifty per cent.
of these cases were aged 10 years or older.
(7) Bronchitis.—Fourteen cases occurred=5 per cent. of
admissions. Nine cases were aged 5 years and under=64 per cent.
of cases.
(8) Quinsy and Secondary Tonsilitis.—Four cases of
Quinsy and 4 cases of Secondary Tonsilitis occurred=3 per cent.
of admissions.