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Staff were transferred to General Hospitals as follows:—
To Guy's Hospital, Acute Appendicitis, 2.
To Connaught Hospital, Acute Appenditicis, 1; Pelvic Tumour,
1. Carbuncle of face, 1; for Tonsillectomy, 1; Acute Constipation, 1.
Operations at Hospital.— Tracheotomy, 1; Tonsillectomy, 1;
Mastoidectomy, 1.
Specialist Consultations.— Twenty-eight visits were made by
specialists at the Sanatorium during 1934 for the following conditions:-
Cerebro-spinal meningitis, 8; Cardiac Complications, 5;
Otorrhœa, 5; Orbital Cellulitis, 2; Panophthalmia, 2; complicated
Measles and Diphtheria, 2; Tracheotomy operation, 1; Spinal
Caries, 1; Appendicitis, 1; Uræmia, 1.
Swabs.— 1,848 swabs were taken and examined during the year
in the laboratory at the Hospital.

The following cases were transferred to Whipps Cross Hospital:—
Valvular Disease of the Heart, 2; Tubercular Enteritis,
supervening on Measles, 1; Whooping Cough (both admitted 1
Scarlet Fever unconfirmed), 2; Mastoiditis with facial paralysis,
1; Paroxysmal Tachycardia, 1; Acute Mastoiditis following
Measles, 1; Acute Dementia (notified as Scarlet Fever, unconfirmed),
1; Acute Rheumatic Fever (Staff), 1; Hysteria, 1;
Total, 9.
One case of sub-aoute Mastoiditis was transferred to Connaught
Hospital.
One case of Pott's Disease was transferred to the Alton Hospital
for Crippled Children.
Duration of Treatment.— The average duration of treatment
in Hospital was as follows :—
Diphtheria 28.2 days.
Scarlet Fever 29.3 days.
Measles 32.6 days.
Mixed Infections 24.3 days.