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being that during that time the wards ordinarily set
aside for that disease were given up to Diphtheria.
To explain the fall in the admissions of Scarlet
Fever, and the corresponding rise in those of Diphtheria
is hardly possible, but the fact that the sum
total of all admissions exceeds that of any previous
years, demonstrates the wisdom of the Council's action
in increasing the accommodation of this hospital.
As will be seen from the footnote to Table No. 1,
the average daily number of patients in hospital was
69.2, a fall of 11 as compared with the figure of the
preceding year.
When it is remembered that a greater number
of patients was treated than on any previous occasion,
the lowness of this figure must be considered very
satisfactory, meaning as it does a proportionate
diminution in the cost of maintenance.
The following table shows the monthly admissions
and deaths from all diseases:—