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ENTERIC FEVER.
Deaths 8. (Decennial average 18).
The total number of cases reported was 61 with eight
deaths. The case mortality is 13.1 per cent., and the
death rate on the estimated population 0.06; the corresponding
mortality for the County of London is 0.05.
16 of the sufferers were treated in general hospitals and
40 were removed by the Metropolitan Asylums Board;
six of these last were reported not to be suffering from
Enteric Fever.
Upon enquiry by the Inspectors it was ascertained
that 22 of the patients had been in the habit of eating
fried fish, six had recently eaten shell fish, seven watercress
and five ice-cream. In 26 instances the premises
from which cases of Enteric had been reported were
in a satisfactory condition, seven defective w.c.'s were
found and the same number of faulty drains; minor
insanitary defects obtained in 27 instances.
OTHER FORMS OF FEVER.
Two cases of simple continued fever were reported,
one of which was fatal.
WHOOPING COUGH.
Deaths 50. (Decennial average 50).
This disease was very prevalent, the mortality on the
estimated population at all ages is 0.38 whilst that of
London is 0.32.
The whole of the deaths from Whooping Cough in
Bethnal Green were amongst young children less than
five years of age and formed a death rate on the
estimated population of young children of 2.81.