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The new mortuary is well fitted for its purpose, and the old
mortuary has been thrown into the coach house, giving good
accommodation to the new aseptic ambulance supplied by Messrs.
Carter & Sons, and the old ambulance, now repaired and improved,
and adapted for use, should it be necessary to remove patients at
any time to the County Small Pox Hospital at Clandon. The old
block at the Hospital is about to undergo some necessary alterations
to the sanitary annexes, and then will be, no doubt, renovated
throughout.
The fowls kept at the Hospital continue to be a source of
profit, and have provided over 2,000 eggs during the year, whilst
19 young birds have been killed for the food of the patients.
Eighty eight cases were admitted during the year under review;
of these 46 were cases of scarlet fever. All recovered, while
there were 35 cases of diphtheria with 4 deaths.
Of these cases, 6 had marked laryngeal symptoms on
admission; one died suddenly after temporary improval; one,
aged 7 months, died of broncho-pneumonia after successful
intubation; two others recovered after intubation, and two without
operation One of the successful cases of intubation was, on
admission, just convalescent from measles and whooping cough, and
had, in addition to faucial and laryngeal diphtheria, diphtheria of
an unhealed wound after removal of the appendix.
Two cases of very severe erysipelas, one case of puerperal
septicaemia, and four cases of typhoid fever were admitted.
During the last few years the accommodation available had, owing
to the growth of the district and other causes, until the opening of the
new block, fallen below a convenient standard. It was, therefore,
a matter of considerable anxiety to prevent cross infections,
etc., but the success of the arrangements which we were, after
1907, able to make, together with the unwearying assistance of