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Council, and confirmed by the Local Government
Board. As this, consequently, will be my last report as
Medical Superintendent, I append a few details of the
hospital since its commencement. The first case was
admitted on August 16th, 1892, and the total number
of cases admitted up to April 30th, 1901, has been
In the first temporary iron building, only Scarlet
Fever cases could be admitted. The first case of
Diphtheria was received on October 13th, 1894. I
have already alluded to the complications connected
with Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria.
Altogether there have been 80 deaths registered
as from Scarlet Fever, but, during the last five years,
out of 51 deaths only 9 were certified as from Scarlet
Fever alone, the remainder had different complications
on admission; 24 had Diphtheria, 4 Rheumatic Fever,
5 Pneumonia, and 9 Brain and other complications.