Case of Scarlatina in India
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the following case which had all the clinical phenomena of scarlatina. Myrtle, T., cet. 6, born in India, both parents European, resident of Saraghat, came down to Calcutta for a few days with her mother and a sick sister, who was admitted into the General Hospital for fever. The patient Myrtle lived at the house of her aunt near Ballygunge. The mother started for Sara with Myrtle a few daj's later (on the afternoon of 25th February J 899). The history of the case after this is better given in the following account by the father submitted to me in a letter: " Before Myrtle got to Sara at
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