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Deaths.—There were three deaths from Scarlet fever during the year, including
two in children under 5 years of age. In 1931 the number of deaths was five.
Home Isolation.—Fourteen cases, or 2.5 per cent, were isolated at home, and in
no instance did a return case occur. The same procedure as in Diphtheria was carried
out. One certificate of efficient home isolation was issued.
Dick Test.—This has not been employed in the neighbourhood so far as I am
aware.
Return Cases.—The following Table, No. 65, shows the number of return cases,
the dates of admission to hospital, the dates of discharge from hospital, and some
observations on the condition of the primary case on discharge. It will be noted from
the Table that certain of these cases were discharged after less than five weeks in
hospital, some indeed after less than four, and, in fact, these low figures appear more
frequently than they did in the list of return cases in previous years, in pursuance of
the modern tendency to shorten the stay of Scarlet fever patients in hospital. This
practice will require close investigation in the future because the measure of return
cases cannot be taken bv simplv recording the family return cases only.