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Measles.
This disease was prevalent during- the first part of the year.
The total number of cases under treatment was 60; they were all
of a severe type or suffering from complications. 8 patients
admitted as diphtheria and 5 admitted as scarlet fever proved after
admission to be suffering from measles. These cases infected 15
other patients in the wards. Of the total cases, 51 were discharged
recovered, and 9 died. The fatality rate was 15 per cent.
Whooping Cough.
13 cases were admitted during the year, and 4 of these proved
fatal. The fatal cases were all children under 4 years of age
suffering from broncho-pneumonia. The disease was also present
as a complication in 7 cases of scarlet fever and in 5 cases of
diphtheria.
Chickenpox.
6 cases were admitted during the year. All recovered. The
disease was also present with scarlet fever in 2 cases, and with
diphtheria in 6 cases.
Erysipelas.
18 cases of this disease were under treatment, and all of
them were moderately severe. The face was the area affected in
all the cases except two, in which the lower limbs were affected.
One case proved fatal, a woman aged 71 years.
Puerperal Fever.
4 cases were under treatment. All recovered.
Pneumonia.
Cases of both lobar and broncho pneumonia are included in
this group. 16 cases were under treatment, and of these 12 were
discharged recovered, 3 died, and 1 remained under treatment at
the end of the year. 7 of the cases had been notified as diphtheria
and 1 as scarlet fever.
Encephalitis Lethargica.
3 cases were notified, but only 1 of these proved to be suffering
from the disease. One case was suffering from cerebral haemorrhage,
and the other one from a cerebral tumour. Both proved
fatal.
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