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chickenpox.—ll cases were admitted during the year.
They were all of a mild type and there were no deaths. The
disease was also present in combination with Scarlet Fever in
13 cases, with Diphtheria in 7 cases, and with Measles in
4 cases.
Erysipelas.—15 cases were under treatment during the
year. They were all moderately severe. Eight of the cases
were adults, 3 male and five female; the others were children
under 12 years: The face was the situation affected in 12
cases, the leg in 2 cases. One case proved fatal, a baby,
aged 6 months, who had a very severe attack which involved
the greater part of the body.
rubella. —13 cases were under treatment, all of them
mild. Seven cases had been notified as Scarlet Fever, and 3
as Measles. None proved fatal, and there were no complications.
pneumonia.—24 cases were under treatment. Of these 17
were discharged recovered, 2 died, and 5 remained under
treatment at the end of the year. The fatal cases were both
children aged 3 years and 4 years respectively.
other Diseases.- Under this group are classed diseases
which are not regularly admitted and also cases in which the
diagnosis was changed after admission. The following are
the diseases included in the group: —
Tonsillitis, 78; Laryngitis, 6; Bronchitis, 4; Enteritis, 5;
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis, 2; Encephalitis Lethargica, 2;
Abscess of scalp, 1 ; Bromide, rash, 1; Cervical Adenitis, 1;
Congenital Hydrocephalus, 1 ; Endocarditis, 1 ; Erythema, 2;
Marasmus, 2; Mosquito bites, 1; Mumps, 6; Nephritis, 1;
Otitis Media, 1; Pneumococcal Meningitis, 1; Quinsy, 1;
Retro-pharyngeal abscess, 1; Rheumatic fever, 1 ; Septic rash,
2; Tubercular Meningitis, 1; Thrush, 1; Ulcerative Colitis, 1;
Vincent's Angina, 2.