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It will be seen that the death-rate of scarlet fever
was lower; of diphtheria, although the number of
deaths was much more, the rate was not so very much
higher on accouut of the much greater number of
cases admitted, 137 instead of 53 the year before.
The death rate of typhoid fever was very much less
than the year before, but the number of cases was too
small to be of much value.
Of the cases admitted 218 were males, and 269
females. The ages at which they were admitted
were—
Under 1 year 5
From 1 to 5 years 146
„ 5 to 10 „ 192
„ 10 to 16 „ 79
,,16 and upwards 65
487
The youngest admitted without the mother was
3 weeks, another of 5 weeks was sent in at the same
time, both from a home connected with Queen Charlotte's
Lying-in Hospital; they were suffering from
scarlet fever.
The charge for maintenance which the Council
resolved on trying for twelve months, from February
1st, 1896, not having proved very encouraging, it was
resolved not to renew the charge, so that during the