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hop-picking. She was admitted to the Poplar and Stepney Sick Asylum on
October 5th, but the disease was not diagnosed until the date mentioned.
On October 30th I received a notification that Caroline Weeks, age 12 years,
of 53, Brenton Street, Limehouse, was suffering from Typhoid Fever. In this
case also I found that the patient had been hop-picking at Noake's Farm,
Hersmonden, Kent, and complained of the quality of the domestic water supplied
at the Farm.
Typhus Fever.
2 cases of Typhus Fever were notified, both belonging to Mile End. Both
recovered.
Erysipelas.
405 cases of Erysipelas were notified during the year, or 52 less than in
the previous year. 77 were removed to various Hospitals and Infirmaries.
58 belonged to the Limehouse District. All recovered.
68 belonged to St. George's. One died.
148 belonged to Mile End. Three died.
131 belonged to the Whitechapel District. Five died.
Cerebro-Spinal Fever.
2 cases were notified during the year, both having occurred in St. George's.
Puerperal Fever.
9 cases of Puerperal Fever were notified, or 8 less than in the previous
year.
No case occurred in the Limehouse District.
3 belonged to St. George's. One died.
4 belonged to Mile End. Three died.
2 belonged to the Whitechapel District. There were three deaths,
but the cause of death in the third was only discovered by a
post-mortem examination. The case was therefore not notified
in the usual way.
Notifiable Diseases.
3,109 were notified during the year, or 906 less than in the previous year.
2,657 were removed to various Hospitals and Infirmaries. This corresponds to a
rate of 10.05 per 1,000 of the population.