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Nine deaths were attributed to blood-poisoning, which is contained in the same
group of diseases as erysipelas (table XXIX).
PUERPERAL FEVER.
Ten cases were certified with two deaths, the attack-rate per 1,000 births being
2.4, and the death-rate per 1,000 births 0.4, as compared with 1.6 and 0.4 respectively
for last year. The rates for previous years are contained in Table XX in the Annual
Report for 1897.
DIARRHŒA.
Diarrhoea was prevalent in Shoreditch from the middle of July to the second
week in September. It caused 27 deaths in the third week of July, 33 in the fourth
week, and 31 in the first week of August. During the month of June there were 4
deaths, in July 71, in August 87, in September 34, and in October four deaths.
Excluding 19 deaths due to enteritis, the deaths from diarrhoea numbered 210, of
which 161 were of children under one year, and 30 of children aged between one and 15
years; the remainder were of persons aged 25 years and upwards. The death-rate
due to this cause was 1.75 per 1,000, as compared with 1.79 in 1898, and 1.74 in 1897.
The deaths from diarrhoea in the metropolis numbered 4,195, of which just over 3,000
occurred during the months of August and September. The death-rate due to
diarrhoea in London was 092 per 1,000, as compared with 0.97 in 1898.
A Table showing the numbers of deaths from diarrhœa, together with the deathrates
due to this disorder in Shoreditch and London during the years 1892-98, is
contained in last year's Annual Report.