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The clinical types in which the diagnosis was substantiated were as follows :—
Tonsillor (Faucial) 7
Naso-pharyngeal 3
"Bacteriological" 7
Four of the cases were severe.
The complications recorded were as follows:—
Cardiac irregularity 4
Palatal paralysis 1
Staphlococcal throat 1
Three cases became convalescent carriers and were in hospital 135,149 and 172 days
respectively. Tonsillectomy was performed at Willesden Municipal Hospital.
Other Diseases.
Fourteen cases admitted as scarlatina or diphtheria were subsequently diagnosed as
suffering from other diseases. These were as follows:—
Diseases notified as scarlatina: Tonsilitis, 1. Measles, 1. Rubella, 2.
Diseases notified as diphtheria: Scarlatina, 1. Tonsilitis, 4. Laryngitis and
bronchitis, 1. Tonsilitis and bronchitis, 1.
Vincents angina, 1. Peritonsillar abscess, 2.
Stay in Hospital.
The average stay in hospital was as follows:—
Scarlatina : All cases (252) 30.8 days.
Patients remaining over 56 days 63.8 „
Patients remaining under 56 days 29.3 „
Diphtheria : All cases (17) 73.6 „
Patients remaining over 56 days 95.8 „
Patients remaining under 56 days 34.0 „
Other diseases : All cases (44) 20..4 „
Laboratory Work.
The laboratory work for the hospital was done by the Emergency Laboratory,
Ealing, and is included in the figures given in Table A, page 7.
Sick Staff.