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Other Diseases.
Twenty-four patients admitted as scarlatina or diphtheria were
subsequently diagnosed as suffering from other diseases. These were as
follows:—(The case notified as diphtheria and subsequently diagnosed as
scarlatina is included in the return of this second disease):—
Diseases notified as scarlatina :
Urticaria 1
Ulcerative stomatitis 1
Diseases notified as diphtheria:
Tonsillitis etc. 15
Rhinitis 1
Scarlatina 1
Adenitis 2
Laryngitis3
Stay in Hospital.
The average stay in hospital was as follows:—
Scarlatina: All cases 34.98 days
Patients remaining over 56 days 67.6 „
Patients remaining under 56 days32.52 „
Diphtheria : All cases 51.28 „
Patients remaining over 56 days 86.45 „
Patients remaining under 56 days 32.3 „
Other diseases: All cases 12.1 „
Laboratory Work.
The laboratory work for the hospital continues to be done by the Lister
Institute of Preventive Medicine. During the year the following examinations
were performed:—