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The 525 patients admitted during 1930 had the following
diseases:—
Scarlet Fever 189
Diphtheria 300
Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria 4
Enteric Fever 4
Cerebro Spinal Fever 1
Puerperal Pyrexia 4
Pyelitis 1
Pemphigus Neonatorum 1
Tuberculous Diseases 14
Under observation 7
Number of deaths in Hospital, 15.
Diphtheria 11
Scarlet Fever 2
Cerebro Spinal Fever 1
Tuberculous Diseases 1
Number of patients in Hospital on 1st January, 1930 and 1931
respectively
1st Jan., 1st Jan.,
1930. 1931.
Scarlet Fever 22 19
Diphtheria 85 27
Tuberculous Diseases 12 12
Under observation — 3
The average length of stay in Hospital was for
Scarlet Fever 29 1 days.
Diphtheria 42.5 „
Tuberculous Diseases 111.7 „
Average stay in Hospital of
all eases 38.2 „
The above averages are based on cases that completed their
stay in hospital during the year.
Average number of patients in hospital per day, 67 -1.
Scarlet Fever.— The 189 cases admitted to hospital during 1930
were distributed among the following age groups:—
Under 1 yr. 1—5. 5—15. 15—25. 25—35. 35—45. Over 45.
— 40 107 22 12 6 2