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Two cases were found on admission to be suffering from Measles,
three cases proved to be incubating Whooping Cough, and two others
Chicken Pox.
Of the 232 cases treated during the year, 5 died. Of these,
2 cases—both adults—were proved to have died from causes other
than Diphtheria. Consequently in calculating the case Mortality
these 2 cases have been deducted, giving a case Mortality
of 1.29 per cent.
The chief complications were: Cardiac Paralysis, 9; Palatal
Paralysis, 6; Albuminuria, 4; Strabismus, 2.
Measles and Whooping Cough.—Of the 13 cases of Measles and
25 of Whooping Cough admitted during the year, 2 died from
Measles and 2 from Whooping Cough. All the deaths occurred in
children under 2 years of age.
Epidemic Encephalitis.—Of the 2 cases treated in the Hospital,
one—a woman aged 44—suffered from Chronic Nervous Disease
simulating General Paralysis, and was transferred to a General
Hospital; the other—a girl of 15 years of age—recovered with
slight Parkinsonian Sequalae.
Staff.—With the exception of one nurse, who contracted Diphtheria,
and two who developed Tonsilitis, the health of the Staff
was good.
Swabs.—One thousand six hundred and forty-two swabs were
taken and examined during the year.