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Number of cases removed to hospital after treatment commenced 6
Number of notifications withdrawn —
Number of cases wrongly diagnosed or indefinite 21
There were complications in 62 of the cases.
The complications were as follows:—
Rhinorrhoea 5
Otorrhoea 9
Glands *22
Albuminuria 13
Rheumatism 2
Albuminuria and Otorrhoea 1
Albuminuria and Glands 4
Albuminuria and Rheumatism 1
Chorea 1
Mastoid 2
Pyuria 1
Albuminuria, Glands, Rheumatism and Bronchitis 1
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*None of these suppurated.
Cases of Otorrhoea and Rhinorrhoea of long-standing before the onset
of Scarlet Fever have been excluded, but all cases that have been
definitely associated with Scarlet Fever have been included in this list.
All cases of complications arising in the course of Scarlet Fever
have been periodically visited, and at the date of writing the Report
(April, 1925) they had cleared up.
During the year under review the attention of Health Authorities
has been directed to the possibility of immunization against Scarlet
Fever. The results following inoculation with the toxin of Diphtheria
have given satisfaction to the authorities who have made use of this procedure
and hopes have been raised that a means will shortly be available
substantially to reduce the incidence of Scarlet Fever.
With that expectation, and by the courtesy of an American Scientist,
I had an abundant supply of Anti-Scarlatinal Serum made available for
experimental purposes.