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THE FIFTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
on the
MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL
By C. M. H. ROTMAN, M.B., B.S., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.,
Acting Medical Superintendent.
The total number of patients admitted to Hospital during 1945 was 1,774, as compared with 1,519 in 1911.
CEREBRO-SPINAL FEVER.
Only 2 cases of Cerebro-spinal Fever were admitted to Hospital during the year, and for the third successive
year no deaths have occurred.
DIPHTHERIA.
53 cases of authenticated Diphtheria were admitted during 1945, and of these 4 were Service Sick. 57 patients,
who were certified as suffering from this disease, were finally diagnosed as: Tonsillitis 45, Vincent's Angina 3,
Catarrhal Laryngitis and Bronchitis 1, Contact only 1, Encephalitis 1, Post-tonsillectomy Sloughs 2, Streptococcal
Rhinitits 1, Common Cold 1, Acute Bronchitis 1, superficial abrasions of both knees 1. 2 deaths occurred.
The following table compares the admissions during the past 26 years with the present year:—
Average Average
Total Admissions Total No. of Deaths
Admissions per Annum Deaths per Annum
1919-1939 7.636 363 375 18
1940-1941 (War years) 378 75 12 2
1945 53 — 2 2
The peak year was 1922, with 673 cases and 56 deaths.
ENTERIC FEVER.
There were no cases of this disease admitted during the year.
PUERPERAL INFECTIONS. ]
The 15 Puerperal cases admitted to Hospital were diagnosed as follows:—
Mammary abscess 9 Retained products of conception 1
Mastitis and Mammary abscess 3 Toxaemia of pregnancy and threatened
Miscarriage 1 tion 1
SCARLET FEVER.
188 cases were admitted during the year, including 2 Service sick, compared with 312 in 1944 and 453 in 1943.
OTHER DISEASES
Tonsillitis 16
N.A.D 6
Feeding Difficulties 14
Teething 5
Colitis 2
Pyrexia of unknown origin 2
Chicken Pox 12
Pemphigus neonatorum 2
Rubella 3
Poliomyelitis 4
Enteritis 13
Gastro-enteritis 13
Scabies 9
Mumps 3
Conjunctivitis 3
Diarrhoea and Vomiting 12
Dermatitis 4
Urticaria 7
Whooping Cough 43
Pneumonia 25
Bronchitis 15
Dysentery 37
Impetigo 5
Erysipelas 16
Measles 20½
Herpes Zoster 1
Septic Spots 1
Pemphigus Vulgaris 1
Pharyngitis and Heart Failure 1
Infective Hepatitis 1
Polio Encephalitis without Paralysis 1
Clinical Maleria 1
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 1
Glandular Fever 2
Post-tonsillectomy Sloughs 2
Napkin Rash 1
Rectal Prolapse 1
Sub-mucous Polypus 1
Vincent's Angina 5
Common Cold 3
Excision of T's and A's 2
Petit Mal 1
Debility 2
Infantile Eczema 2
Cellulitis 1
Acute Laryngitis 1
Allergic reaction 2
Otitis Media 4