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Deaths.
(i) Acute anterior poliomyelitis— aged 3 years—not a Barnes case, admitted
in March from another area under reciprocal arrangements—severe attack—
died four days after admission.
(ii) Acute pulmonary tuberculosis— aged 41 years—admitted 17th February
as pneumonia—died 20th April. Arrangements had been made for admission
to sanatorium but patient died before vacancy occurred.
(iii) Tuberculosis meningitis— aged 6 years—admitted 26th July as suspected
poliomyelitis—died 12th August.
Cross Infection.
There was no instance of cross infection during the year.
Miexd Infections.
Two patients were admitted with two concurrent infections during 1947
—one with measles and dysentery and the other with scarlet fever and chickenpox.
Complications.
(1) Scarlet Fever. (4) Pneumonia.
Peritonsilar Abscess. Toxic Encephalitis.
Cervical Adenitis, 3.
Furunculosis, 2.
(2) Measles. (5) Herpes Zosta.
Catarrhal Laryngitis. Erysipelas.
Stomatitis.
(3) Whooping Cough. (6) Staphylococcal Septicaemia.
Perionychia. Erythema Nodosum.