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Barnes 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Isolation Hospital.
Diseases under treatment at the Isolation Hospital have been
mainly Diphtheria, Scarlet Fever and Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
The cases admitted during 1926, together with the deaths that
occurred, are given in Table XXII.
| DISEASE. | ADMISSIONS. | DEATHS. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 10 | ||
| 3 | |||
| 1 | |||
| Scarlet Fever | 71 | — | |
| 2 | — | ||
| Enteric Fever | 1 | ||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 42 | 11 | |
| Hystero-epilepsy* | 1 | — | |
| All Diseases | 131 | 11 | |
*This case was admitted as a suspected case of Encephalitis Lethargica.
Diphtheria cases admitted.—Very few cases of diphtheria were
under treatment during 1926. Of the twelve cases notified, ten
were admitted to the Isolation Hospital. Five of the cases
admitted were mild in degree, three were moderately severe, and
two were severe, one of them being dangerously ill at the time of
admission. No death occurred.
Scarlet Fever cases admitted.—Seventy-one of the eighty cases
notified were admitted to Hospital. No death occurred. Complications
were as follows:—Adenitis, 8 cases; Rhinorrhœa, 6;
Otorrhœa, 9; Mastoid abscess, 1 (double mastoid); Albuminuria,
9; and Arthritis, 1 case.