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Barnes 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
The number of cases admitted to the Isolation Hospital during
the year was lower than the average, the total cases numbering only 91.
Admissions and Deaths.
The diseases under treatment at the Hospital during the year were as under :—
| Admissions. | Deaths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 3 | — | |
| — | |||
| — | |||
| — | |||
| Scarlet Fever | 67 | — | |
| 1 | — | ||
| Measles | 5 | — | |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | — | |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | |
| Mumps | 1 | — | |
| Varicella | 1 | — | |
| Total | 91 | 2 | |
Diphtheria Cases Admitted.
Only three cases of diphtheria were admitted during the year.
One of the cases was an adult male who was affected with nasal
diphtheria only. The other two cases were children aged 4 years and
8 years respectively. In the case of the elder of the two children
the disease was limited to the fauces and tonsils but he suffered from
severe diphtheritic paralysis. The four-year old child was dangerously
ill at the time of admission, suffering from laryngeal diphtheria;
tracheotomy was performed immediately after admission. All three
patients recovered without any sequelae.
No cases of cross-infection occurred in either of the Diphtheria
Blocks.
There was no "return case" of diphtheria during the year.
Scarlet Fever Cases Admitted.
Cases of scarlet fever admitted during 1937 numbered 67.
In 37 of the patients the original attack was relatively mild;
in 19 cases the attack was moderately severe, and in 11 the disease
was of a severe type. Scarlet-fever anti-toxin was used in all suitable
cases with most beneficial results.
No death occurred.