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such cases are liable to occur, but there is not an
Infectious Diseases Hospital in the Country, where
the population is large enough to cause a continuous
succession of cases, that the same thing does not
occur.
Un referring to the work on Infectious Diseases
already quoted, at page 60 will be found this statement,—"
The Incubation period is invariably less
than a week, and is usually only three days."
The average length of time each patient is in Hospital
is about eight weeks, and the average number of
return cases has been less than 2 per cent. on 223
admissions.
ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
At the commencement of the year Stonebridge
Farm was still being used as an auxiliary to the
hospital for the accommodation of Diphtheria patients.
Not having been constructed for such a purpose it
gradully became impregnated with the germs, and
unsuitable for the purpose; I was very glad consequently
to be able to vacate the building and
accommodate the Diphtheria patients in one of the
Hospital blocks. I was enabled to do this owing to a
decrease in the number of Scarlet Fever patients.
The block was disinfected and thoroughly cleansed,
and I am glad to say no Scarlet Fever manifested
itself after the Diphtheria patients were received
into it.