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great^ importance, but in other instances the fact that a patient
may be admitted to a ward suffering from a disease or diseases
other than that being treated in the ward in question, is of the
greatest significance from the point of view of possible crossinfection.
Certain errors are unavoidable, but, so long as they
persist, so long will the reputation of isolation hospitals continue
to be jeopardised by the stigma of cross-infection.
The following list setsi out the full details regarding the
amended diagnoses:—
Diphtheria to Scarlet fever 1
Diphtheria to Diphtheria and Scarlet fever 4
Laryngeal Diphtheria to Simple Croup 1
Diphtheria to Tonsillitis 18
Diphtheria to Quinsy 1
Laryngeal Diphtheria to Pneumonia and
Whooping Cough 1
Scarlet fever to Scarlet fever and Diphtheria
"carrier" 3
Scarlet fever to Scarlet fever and Diphtheria 2
Scarlet fever to Tonsillitis 8
Scarlet fever to Rubella 1
Scarlet fever to Cancrum Oris 1
Scarlet fever to Food Rash 1
Scarlet fever to Gastric Influenza 1
Scarlet fever to Measles 1
Scarlet fever to Non-infectious Rashes 4
Scarlet fever and Mastoid to Scarlet fever
and Impetigo 1
Erysipelas to Cellulitis 1
Erysipelas to Rhinitis 1
Erysipelas to Supra-orbital Herpes 1
Typhoid fever to Enteritis 1
Typhoid fever to Colitis 1
Pneumonia to Whooping Cough and
Pneumonia 1
Influenzal Pneumonia to Whooping Cough
and Pneumonia 1
Whooping Cough and Pneumonia to Whooping
Cough and Bronchitis 1
Pleurisy to Influenzal Pneumonia 1
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