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474 of the deaths belonged to St. George-in-the-East, or at the rate of
11.5 per 1,000 of the population.
1,118 of the deaths belonged to Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of
10.6 per 1,000 of the population.
670 of the deaths belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of
12.2 per 1,000 of the population.
The death-rate was 11.4 per 1,000 of the population, while that for the
whole of London was 11.2 per 1,000.
Notifiable Diseases. 1,799 notifications of infectious diseases
were received, or 448 less than in the previous year, and 2,106 less than in
1921. 1,452 were removed to fever hospitals and infirmaries.
362 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 6.82 per 1,000
of the population.
307 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, or at the rate of 7.46 per 1,000
of the population.
687 belonged to Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of 6.45 per 1,000
of the population.
443 belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of 8.09 per 1,000
of the population.
Wrong Diagnosis. 150 cases of Infectious Disease were removed
to the Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospitals, which were subsequently
returned home because the patients were found not to be suffering from the
disease stated on the certificates, or from any other notifiable disease.
73 of the cases were notified by private practitioners, 45 from the London
Hospital, and 32 from other Public Institutions.
This number referred to 49 cases of Scarlet Fever, 100 of Diphtheria, and
1 of Enteric Fever.