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An otor- with this same outbreak. A lad was admitted to 

 the hospital suffering from scarlet fever and chronic 

 otorrhoea. His temperature continued hi^li, and 

 generally he was in an unsatisfactory condition. 

 After a few days the temperature began to fluctn 

 aud well-marked tenderness over the mastoid 

 gradually came on. I operated on Monday, 22nd 

 March. The mastoid antrum was opened and pus 

 found. The iter was also opened up, but the 

 ossicles were not disturbed. On the iMth he 

 was satisfactory in every way. (I may mention 

 in passing that in clearing out the mastoid antrum 

 I rarely disturb the ossicles, although I always 

 open up the iter. The after results are of the 

 best, and frequently perfect hearing is established.) 

 A scarlet fever hospital superintendent remarked 

 that these cases did not in any way negative the 

 claim I made for the value of my method of 

 treating scarlet fever, but fully substantiated it. 



An ichthy- The twentieth case at Leopold House was an 

 extreme case of ichthyosis. When the eucalyptus 

 oil was applied it caused such pain that my son 

 wrote particulars of the patient and sent him to 

 the isolation hospital. This is the only instance of 

 a case where the treatment could not be carried out. 



Medical In connection with this outbreak, I addressed 



a letter to the secretaries of the Medical Officers 

 of Health Association, and of the Medical Officers 

 of Public Schools Association ; also to the medical 



