View report page

20
fever. The cause of death was certified to be Influenza and Toxaemia. I
called the attention of the Physician who made the post-mortem examination
—who also attended Dr. C when alive to the fact that the Doctor had
attended Milly from the 17th to 24th. He adhered to his opinion that the
disease was not Typhus Fever. Due importance must, of course, be placed on
his opinion, as he had the advantage of seeing the patient alive, and of afterwards
making a post-mortem examination.
I communicated with the Medical Officer of Health of Reading, giving
him the above facts and Mr. G's. address while he resided in Reading.
Personally I am of opinion that Dr. C, as well as the others,
suffered from Typhus Fever. As the former was not officially certified to be
suffering from Typhus Fever, I have excluded him from the number of notifications
and deaths from that disease.
Both the Doctor's premises and 21, Brantridge Street were thoroughly
disinfected. Three Wards at the London Hospital were put in quarantine.
No fresh patient was admitted to either of these three Wards for a period of
three weeks, the addresses of all those discharged therefrom being communicated
to me, and these were kept under supervision at their homes.
No other case occurred as a result of infection from any of the above.
On October 12th a patient was removed from 36, Fashion Street, supposed
to be suffering from Typhoid Fever, but on the following day the Medical
Superintendent of Homerton Fever Hospital notified the disease as Typhus
Fever.
Erysipelas.
504 cases were notified, and 110 were removed to various Hospitals and
Infirmaries.
85 occurred in the Limehouse District. Six died.
92 occurred in the St. George's District. Five died.
160 occurred in the Mile End District. Seven died.
167 occurred in the Whitechapel District. Five died.
Diarrhoea.
The number of deaths from Diarrhoea, which includes Epidemic and
Zymotic Enteritis, Dysentery and Dysenteric Diarrhoea, Cholera and
Choleraic Diarrhoea, was 288. Of these, 274 were infants under one year of
age.