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31
Admissions.
The diseases under treatment at the Hospital during the year
were as under:—
Admissions.
Diphtheria 4
Diphtheria carrier 1
Septic Throat—sent in as
Diphtheria 13
Scarlet Fever 33
Whooping Cough Bronchitis
Dentition Whooping Cough 7
Sent in as 1
1
Mumps 1
Erysipelas 4
Total 55
Diphtheria Cases Admitted.
Four cases only were admitted. One of these was a mild case,
two were severe, and the other was an extremely severe attack,
ending fatally on the fifth day after admission. A s this death
occurred in January, 1940, it will be included for statistical purposes
amongst the deaths assignable to the Borough for the year 1940.
Scarlet Fever Cases Admitted.
Cases of scarlet fever admitted during 1939 numbered only 33.
In 21 of the patients the original attack was relatively mild;
in 11 cases the attack was moderately severe, and in 1 the disease
was of a severe type.
No death occurred.
Among the 33 cases the following complications occurred
Cervical adenitis, 3; rhinorrhœa, 3; otorrhœa, 1; quinsy, 1;
rheumatism, 3.
Administration.
(A) Cross-Infection.
No case of cross-infection occurred during the year.
The Cubicle Block has continued to be of the utmost service
in avoiding cross-infection. The number of patients under