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Deaths.
(i) Diphtheria—laryngeal—aged one year nine months—tracheotomy
performed—died two days after admission.
(ii) Tubercular Meningitis—aged five years—admitted as cerebrospinal
meningitis—died three days after admission.
(iii) Influenzal Meningitis—aged one year eight months—admitted as
cerebro-spinal meningitis—died 25 days after admission—diagnosis confirmed
bacteriologically.
Cross Infection.
A child admitted with scarlet fever was at the time of admission
incubating chickenpox and gave rise to one secondary case in the ward.
Complications.
(1) Diphtheria. (3) Measles.
Squint, 6. Broncho-pneumonia, 6.
Palatal paresis, 3. Rhinorrhoea, 2.
Cardiac arrythmia, 2. Double otorrhoea, 1.
Septic burns, 1.
(2) Scarlet Fever. (4) Whooping Cough.
Otorrhoea, 1. Broncho-pneumonia, 1.
Double otorrhoea, 1. (5) Pneumonia.
Secondary attack, 1. Asthma, 1.