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Three "return" cases, occurred. This amounts to approximately
2 per cent, of the cases discharged.
One case admitted from a local hospital as Scarlet Fever,
died following operation for Appendicitis.
Diphtheria:— 311 cases were admitted notified as diphtheria.
This shows a big increase over the number of cases—
124—admitted during the previous year. In all, 14 deaths
occurred, giving a case mortality for diphtheria of 4.5
per cent.
Tracheotomy was performed in one case of laryngeal
diphtheria. This child made an uneventful recovery.
The following complications occurred amongst 311 cases
treated during the year:—
Adenitis 4
Otorrhœa 8
Pneumonia 2
Paralysis of Palate 26
Ciliary Paralysis 8
Pharyngeal Paralysis 7
Other complications 2
Two consecutive negative swabs were obtained from all
cases before discharge from hospital.
Enteric and Paratyphoid Fever:—1 true enteric and 2
paratyphoid B cases were admitted—1 of which was moderately
severe. There were no deaths.
Erysipelas:— Four cases of idiopathic erysipelas were
admitted. One developed double otorrhœa.
Encephalitis Lethargica:— One case of encephalitis lethargica
was admitted and died two days after admission to
hospital.
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