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All the cases did well and were discharged in a sound physical
condition.
Only 4 complications occurred among the remaining patients
treated during the year.
Deaths.—Seventeen deaths (2 adults and 15 children) occurred
during the year, 8 from diphtheria, 3 from erysipelas, 4 from
whooping cough and broncho-pneumonia, 1 from measles and
broncho-pneumonia, and 1 from pneumococcal meningitis.
Twelve of these cases were admitted from Tottenham, 1 from
Friern Barnet, 3 from Southgate, and 1 from Wood Green. Six of
the patients died within 24 hours of admission, and all were seriously
ill when taken into hospital.
General Treatment.—The treatment carried out at the Isolation
Hospital during the year was, in the main, similar to that
previously noted in these Reports, with one important addition.
In April, 1933, a combined ultra-violet and infra-red apparatus was
obtained which has already proved its usefulness. Certain members
of the nursing staff were instructed as to its use, and selected cases
were chosen for radiation. Twenty-two patients have been treated
up to the end of the year, for the following diseases:—

The results have been very satisfactory with the exception of
the otorrhcea, which did not seem materially affected. It is hoped
that we will be able to extend the treatment considerably in the
present year.
Operations.—Quite a large number of patients requiring
surgical treatment were admitted during the year. The conditions
present included discharging sinuses following injury, abscesses,
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