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aged eight years, admitted from a private house in Ilford, made a
good recovery after 17 weeks in Hospital and 78 lumbar punctures.
He was infected with an aberrant meningococcus.
Pemphigus Neonatorum.—Five cases were admitted to
hospital, and made good recoveries.
Observation Gases.—Seventeen cases were admitted. Two patients
admitted as doubtful cases of Cerebro-spinal Meningitis, proved to be
(1) suffering from syphilitic meningitis, and (2) septicaemia from a
salpingitis. The latter case had a fatal termination, and the former was
transferred back to King George Hospital, from which she had been admitted.
Two patients were admitted as doubtful cases of Enteric Fever. One
was proved to be suffering from a pelvic abscess and was transferred to
Charing Cross Hospital; the other gave negative Widal results to B. Typhosus
and B. Paratyphosus B., and was suffering from Colic. One case admitted
with a rash suspicious of Scarlet Fever proved to be Marasmus. One Nurse
was admitted from King George Hospital as a carrier of Scarlet Fever
organisms. Four of the nursing staff at the Council's Maternity Home were
admitted being temporary carriers of Haemolytic Streptococci. One patient
was admitted from the Maternity Home as a uterine cervical haemolytic
streptococcal carrier. Four patients from the Maternity Home were admitted
with abscesses, one of whom was a woman suffering from Mastitis, the other
three being babies, one with Cellulitis of the neck, one with an axillary abscess
and one with an abscess of the neck. Two patients were admitted from the
Maternity Home, one of whom was suffering from a haemolytic streptococcal
tonsillitis, and the other with a rash suspicious of Scarlet Fever, but proved
to be an enema rash.
Tuberculosis.—Seven cases of Surgical Tuberculosis were
admitted, as compared with 14 in 1930.
The organs involved in the 7 cases admitted were as follows:—
Glands of neck, 2; peritoneum, 1; lumbar abscess, 1; spine, 1;
hip, 1; abscess in groin, 1.
At the end of the year the following patients were in the
Sanatorium :—
Period in
Nature of Case. Hospital.
Spine and Hip 64 months.
Spine 25 ,,
Spine 32 ,,
Spine 19 ,,
Spine 18 ,,
Peritoneum 6 ,,
Lumbar abscess 5 ,,
Glands of Neck 4 ,,
Spine 4 ,,
Hip 3 weeks.
Abscess in Groin 3 days.