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Erysipelas.
90 cases were notified, or 42 less than in the previous year; 30 were
removed to hospitals or infirmaries.
12 belonged to the Limehouse District, with 1 death.
13 belonged to the St. George-in-the-East, with 1 death.
40 belonged to the Mile End Old Town, with 2 deaths.
25 belonged to the Whitechapel District, with 1 death.
Encephalitis Lethargica.
4 cases were notified, or 13 less than in the previous year. 2 belonged
to Mile End Old Town, and 2 to Whitechapel. 2 proved fatal.
Cerebro-Spinal Fever or "Spotted Fever."
9 cases were notified or 3 more than in the previous year; 2 belonged
to Limehouse, 2 to St. George-in-the-East, 2 to Whitechapel, and 3 to Mile
End. One proved fatal.
Polio-Myelitis.
1 case was notified during the year, which occurred in Limehouse.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
46 cases were notified, or 4 more than in the previous year; 6 occurred
in the Limehouse District, 7 in St. George-in-the-East, 19 in Mile End Old
Town and 14 in the Whitechapel District.
Epidemic Diarrhoea.
The number of deaths was 57, or 123 less than in the previous year; the
death-rate for the whole Borough was .22 per 1,000.
19 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of .35 per 1,000
of the population.
12 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, or at the rate of .29 per 1,000
of the population.
14 belonged to Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of .13 per 1,000
of the population.
12 belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of .22 per 1,000
of the population.
51 of the deaths, or nearly 90 per cent. were those of infants under 1
year of age.