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Scarlet Fever.
1,123 cases of Scarlet Fever were notified, of which 1,060 were removed to
the various Fever Hospitals.
199 occurred in the Limehouse District with 7 deaths.
163 occurred in the St. George's District with 8 deaths.
455 occurred in the Mile End District with 10 deaths.
306 occurred in the Whitechapel District with 13 deaths.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was T2 per 1,000 while that for the
whole of London was T1 per 1,000.
Whooping Cough.
The number of deaths from Whooping Cough was 99, or 24 less than in
the previous year. This corresponds to a death-rate of .32 per 1,000 of the
population.
23 occurred in the Limehouse District, or at the rate of .39 per
1000.
28 occurred in the St. George's District, or at the rate of .54 per
1,000.
30 occurred in the Mile End District, or at the rate of .25 per
1,000.
18 occurred in the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of .22 per
1,000.
The death-rate throughout London was .26 per 1,000.
Diphtheria.
513 cases were notified during the year, and 477 were removed to the
Fever Hospitals.
136 cases belonged to the Limehouse District with 15 deaths, which is
equivalent to a death-rate of .25 per 1,000 of the population.
76 cases belonged to the St. George's District with 12 deaths, which
is equivalent to a death-rate of .23 per 1,000 of the population.
195 cases belonged to Mile End Old Town with 24 deaths, which is
equivalent to a death-rate of .20 per 1,000 of the population.