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There was one death from diphtheria. This was a girl, aged 9 years,
who was admitted on the 2nd day of the disease.
In all, 1,896,000 units of antitoxin were given to 62 cases of diphtheria,
the highest dosage being 104,000 and the average being 30,000. In three cases
antitoxin was given intravenously as well as intramuscularly, and in the rest
it was given only intramuscularly.
The disease on the whole was fairly mild, but in several cases it was
made more severe by the fact of a secondary (streptococcal) infection being
also present.
Other Diseases.
Twenty-two patients admitted as scarlet fever or diphtheria were
subsequently diagnosed as suffering from other diseases. These were as
follows:—
Diseases notified as scarlet fever:
laryngitis (streptococcal) 1
Sudaminal eruption 1
Measles 2
Septic impetigo 1
Diseases notified as diphtheria:
Tonsillitis etc. 11
Laryngeal papillomata 1
Rhinitis 1
Scarlet fever 1
Submental adenitis 1
Tetanus 1
Infective endocarditis 1
Stay in Hospital.
The average stay in hospital was as follows:—
Scarlet fever : All cases 35.1 days
Patients remaining over 56 days 72.4 ,,
Patients remaining under 56 days 31.5 „
Diphtheria: All cases 48.1 „
Patients remaining over 56 days 74.6 „
Patients remaining under 56 days 36.4 „
Other diseases: All cases 11.3 ,,
The average stay in hospital was less than the previous year in all
groups of cases.
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