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Percentage of
Infectious cases
removed to
Hospital
Of the 159 cases of Small-pox, Diphtheria, Croup,
Scarlet Fever, and Enteric Fever which were notified
in the Borough, there were 121 removed to Hospital,
which is at the rate of 76 per cent., being the same as
for 1901.
1902. 1901. 1900.
Small-pox 90 percent. 100 per cent.
Diphtheria & Croup 63 „ 66 6 „ 72per cent.
Scarlet Fever 84.7 „ 84.6 „ 74 „
Enteric Fever 47 „ 75 „ 36 „
Particulars of cases removed to Dockwell Hospital and
precautionary measures adopted in cases of Small-Pox have been
given in a previous part of this Report as well as the measures
adopted in connection with Schools and those followed in connection
with Tuberculosis and Acute Pemphigus.
Bacterioscopic
Examination of
Material from
Suspected cases
of Diphtheria
and Enteric
Fever.
The arrangement made between the Health Committee
and the Jenner Institute of Preventive Medicine
whereby any medical practitioner in the Borough
can obtain at the Town Hall a suitable apparatus for
collecting and forwarding material from suspected
cases, to the Jenner Institute, has been found of great service.
There were 22 such samples forwarded from patients
suspected to be suffering from Diphtheria, 8 of which showed the
presence of Diphtheria Bacilli, and 3 samples of blood from suspected
cases of Enteric Fever, one giving the Widal reaction.
In the majority of the cases, from the after course of the
illnesses, the medical practitioners considered those specimens
which gave a negative result were from patients who were not
suffering from the disease first suspected.
Bacterioscopic
Examination of
Sputum.
Six specimens of Sputum have been examined
throughout the year, and tubercle bacilli were found
in five instances.