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The ages of the fatal cases were as follows: —
3 cases were under 1 year of age.
16 ,, ,, between 1 and 5 years.
7 ,, ,, 5 ,, 10 ,,
1 case was ,, 10 ,, 12 ,,
None of these received antitoxin before admission. The
average amount given to them in the Hospital was 49,000 units.
The average amount of antitoxin given to all the cases was
18,000 units.
The average duration of residence of all the diphtheria
cases was 58.73 days.
Typhoid Fever.—Six cases, notified as Typhoid Fever,
were admitted during the year. Of these, only two proved to
be suffering from the disease. Both patients were married
women; their ages were 30 years and 36 years respectively.
The disease was very severe in the case of the elder patient,
and proved fatal four days after admission. The other four
cases were found after admission to be suffering from the
following diseases:—Influenza, 1; Enteritis, 1; Rheumatic
Pericarditis, 1; Tubercular Meningitis, 1. These cases are
shown in Table "A" under the column of "Other Diseases.''
Measles.—An epidemic of Measles appeared in the district
in the winter of 1923, and was at first of a mild type, but assumed
a virulent character by the beginning of 1924. Five
patients were in residence on 1st January, and 100 cases were
admitted during the first six months of the year, when the
disease continued prevalent, making a total of 105 cases under