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for any year was that for 1893, 206, and the minimum
that for 1890, 79. In South Paddington 21
cases were reported in 1899, compared with an annual
average of 19. In 1893 the maximum number (36)
was reported, and in 1891, the minimum (9).
In North Paddington two notifications were
received during the year from each of 6 houses, and
three from 2 other houses. In one of the two last
instances, the mother was first ill and the disease was
subsequently communicated to her two sons, 8 and 10
days later respectively. In the other case, three
notifications were received during the year with
respect to one woman, aged 77, who had attacks in
January, February, and August. With respect to the
houses whence 2 cases were reported, in 2 the notifications
dealt with the same patients, in 2 others, the
attacks were in independent families at considerable
intervals and were doubtless quite unconnected; in
one case the second attack was evidently contracted
from the first; and in the last, one of the two cases
notified could not be traced or identified at all.
Return Casks.
In 9 instances the return of a patient from hospital
after isolation for scarlet fever was followed by the
sickening of other members of the family. There were
5 similar instances after diphtheria. Particulars of
certain of these cases are recorded in tabular form in