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even more strikingly shown. Thus in 1908 the
admissions for the last quarter averaged 110 per
month, and for the other three quarters of the same
year 58.0 per month. But last year the average
for the last quarter was only 46.0 per month, whilst
the average for the remaining three quarters was
no less than 70.7 per month—an almost complete
reversal of the usual state of affairs.
As alreadv mentioned, the total number of
patients admitted during the year was 775, made up
as follows:—
Scarlet Fever, 524 ; in 1908 there were 625
Diphtheria, 160; „ ,, 169
Enteric Fever, 29; ,, ,, 20
Other Diseases 62 ; ,, ,, 40
775 854
Amongst these 775 patients there were 33
deaths, Thus 16 patients died from Scarlet Fever,
8 from Diphtheria, 4 from Enteric Fever, and 5
from diseases other than those usually notified.
In 1908 there were 31 deaths.