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During the year there were 8 instances where on
discharge of a patient from the Hospital, one or more of
the other children from that house were notified with Scarlet
Fever within three weeks. It is curious how these occurrences
seem to come at the same time. Two of the cases
were towards the end of July, which is distinctly an unusual
month, and in both these cases there was no apparent cause.
Four of the remainder occurred at the end of November and
the beginning of December. One was discharged on
November 29th, another child in the same house was
notified on December 8th, and another was notified on the
same day in a house to which a child returned from the
Hospital on November 25th. The two in December were
both discharged on the 6th of that month and returned to
houses from which cases were notified 011 the 20th and 21st
of December.
On the other hand, the following occurred in one house
where all the patients were nursed at home:—
Ethel, 13 years, notified on 20th January, disinfected
on 27th March.
Gladys, 7 years, notified on 18th February, disinfected
on 27th March.
Hilda, 14 years, notified on 21st April, disinfected on
12th June.
Harold, ro years, notified on 7th May, disinfected on
12th June.
DIPHTHERIA.
The proportion of cases admitted from this disease has
been higher during the past year. Of the 88 cases, 7 died,
giving a death-rate of 7.36 per cent., instead of 6.02 as in