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throat affections, especially if there is any difficulty in obtaining
the immediate attendance of a general practitioner.
The following Table shows the number of admissions and
the deaths from Diphtheria during the past 15 years:—

The total number of cases under treatment during 1924
was 820. Of these, 632 were discharged recovered, 27 died,
and 161 remained under treatment at the end of the year.
In 81 cases the larynx and trachea were involved. Of
these, 34 recovered without operation. Tracheotomy was
performed in 47 cases; 7 of these were patients recovering from
Measles, and in 4 cases Whooping Cough was present as a
complication. Nine deaths occurred among the tracheotomy
cases, giving a fatality of 19.14 per cent. of those operated on.
The fatality rate of all the cases admitted was 3.7 per cent.
113 cases notified as Diphtheria were wrongly diagnosed,
and proved after admission to be suffering from the following
complaints: —
Tonsillitis, 81; Measles, 6; Bronchitis, 7; Laryngitis, 8;
Quinsy, 7; Syphilis, 1; Miliary Tuberculosis, 1; jaundice, 1;
Enteritis, 1,