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Scarlatina.
Of the 76 cases notified as scarlatina, 70 were finally diagnosed as such, and the following
table shows the incidence in age groups of the cases which were nursed in the hospital:—

There were no return cases.
Anti-scarlet fever serum was administered to all patients.
Two minor operations were performed for incision of axillary and submaxillary
abscesses. 1 case developed chicken pox 5 days after admission and 4 of the contacts later
developed the disease. 1 patient developed chicken pox 12 days after admission, and 9
of the contacts contracted the disease.

Diphtheria.
Six cases notified as diphtheria were admitted to the hospital. Only 1 of these was
confirmed as diphtheria, nasopharyngeal type. The 5 other cases were diagnosed as
tonsilitis 3, quinsy 1, pneumonia with laryngeal spasm 1.
Other Diseases.
Six cases admitted as scarlatina were subsequently diagnosed as suffering from other
diseases. These were as follows:—
Measles 2
Chicken Pox 1
Tonsilitis 3

FOOD POISONING.
There were no outbreaks of food poisoning in the Borough during 1948, and no
individual cases of food poisoning were notified.
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