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In some instances patients were admitted who were suffering
from some other1 disease in addition to Diphtheria, and the following
table gives particulars of these :—
Whooping Cough 5
Cretinism 1
Chorea 2
Scarlet Fever 6
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 1
Measles 4
Scabies 1
Impetigo 9
2,576,000 units of antitoxin were administered to the patients
under treatment during the year, the average dosage per head being
13,000 units.
Other Diseases.
Of the four cases of Measles three were notified as Scarlet
Fever, and one as Diphtheria, and with the exception of the one
fatal case which was complicated by Broncho-pneumonia and
Laryngitis, all made an uneventful recovery.
Four children notified and admitted for Diphtheria were
diagnosed on admission as cases of Parotitis, Influenza, Tonsillitis
and Broncho-pneumonia respectively; the latter was a very severe
case and died within 12 hours of admission to hospital.
The fatal case of Erysipelas was complicated by Lobar
Pneumonia and Septicaemia.
Three of the four cases of Enteric Fever presented no serious
complications: the patient who died of this disease had been ill for
three weeks and was suffering from severe hæmorrhage on admission
to hospital.
Laboratory Work.
One hundred and eighty-four Bacteriological examinations of
"swabs" for the identification of the diphtheria bacillus were
carried out at the hospital.
Conclusion.
The result of the year's work at the hospital is very satisfactory
and, although it is ever our keen desire to eliminate the