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The Scarlet Fever death rate last year was equal to 0.23 per
thousand population, whilst that for the whole of London was 0.19,
about 69 per cent. of these Metropolitan deaths took place in public
institutions, as against 66 per cent. in this Parish. In the North
district 237 cases were notified, in the South 223, and in the East 238.
227 Scarlet Fever patients were removed to Hospital where 16 of
them died.
The Inspector's reports on the sanitary condition of the houses,
where these cases occurred, give the following particu'ars:—
In 286 instances everything was found to be in a fairly satisfactory
condition, but in eight the closets had no water supply, in twentyfour
the internal drainage arrangements were defective, and in fiftynine
the outside drains were faulty, in seven the domestic water
supply was drawn from the closet cistern, while other various minor
insanitary conditions were found in 138.
Sixty-seven of the cases occured amongst families occupying one
room only.
CONTINUED FEVERS (Typhus, Enteric, Simple).
(Decennial average 24.5).
No case of Typhus was reported.
The total number of Enteric Fever cases reported during the year
was 120, of these 17 died, a case mortality of 14.1 per cent. on the
notifications, these deaths were equal to a rate of 0.13 per thousand
population, a shade lower than the general Metropolitan rate which
was 0.14.
The patients removed to hospital numbered 49, and six of them
died. Of the removals, thirty were admitted to Asylums Board
Hospitals, and the remainder to general hospitals.
Of the cases, 47 were reported from the North District, 29 from
the South and 33 from the East. In 52 instances the residence of
the patient was found to be in a satisfactory condition, but in two
the watercloset had no supply, in fourteen the external drainage
arrangements were faulty, in five the drains inside the house were
bad, and other insanitary conditions were found in 38. Seventeen
cases occured in families occupying one room only.