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Number of deaths for the past nine years was as follows: —
1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1901.
Poplar 29 23 55 26 58 43 28 50 20
Bromley 59 40 64 56 49 29 33 49 49
Bow 91 42 29 23 12 16 16 13 13
179 105 148 105 119 88 77 112 82
Mortality
per 100 cases
notified.
15.78 15.02 19.09 15.17 15.93 18.88 18.20 17.41 13.22
For number of deaths and death-rates from diphtheria, also see
Tables XIV. and XV., page 21.
Eighty four swabbings from throats of doubtful cases of
diphtheria were forwarded for bacteriological examination to the
Jenner Institute of Preventive Medicine. The bacillus diphtheriœ
was isolated in 36 instances, and the pseudo diphtheritic bacillus in
7 cases. See page 29 as to cases of diphtheria admitted into
Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospitals which were certified as not
having the complaint.
No deductions have been made in respect of these patients.
The 180 cases in Poplar were notified from 165 premises, the
374 cases in Bromley from 305 premises, and the 66 cases in Bow
from 61 houses and of these premises the drains were found to be
defective in 87 instances—39 Poplar, 39 Bromley, and 9 Bow.
WHOOPING-COUGH.
Deaths.
1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899 1900. 190X.
Poplar 24 16 31 57 27 24 41 34 23
Bromley 32 32 29 62 24 63 40 36 33
Bow 17 4 18 33 24 32 16 28 16
Totals 73 52 78 152 75 119 97 98 72