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on September 17th and discharged on October 9th. Five days later, "Winifred
Turner, aged 3 years, fell ill with Scarlet Fever and was admitted to the Park
Hospital on October 17th. The boy apparently looked very well when he
returned home from Gore Farm, and, as far as could be seen, had completely
recovered from the Fever. He had, however, chronic enlargement of the tonsils,
which may possibly have encouraged that persistence of infection which resulted in
the illness of his younger sister.
(8) Minnie Levy, 22, Cambridge Road, was admitted to the SouthEastern
Fever Hospital on September 6th and discharged on October 12th.
She was certified to be suffering from Scarlet Fever, but on admission was found
to be suffering from Diphtheria. Two days after she left the South-Eastern
Hospital, the child seemed unwell and was taken to the London Hospital, where
she was found to be suffering from Scarlet Fever. She was at once removed
to the Brook Hospital.
(9) Dennis James Donovan, 1, Robeson Street, Mile End, was discharged
from the Gore Farm Hospital on September 14th as having recovered from
Scarlet Fever. On September 25th, his brother Michael was notified to be
suffering from the same disease and forthwith removed to Hospital.
Diarrhœa.
The number of deaths from Diarrhœa, which includes Epidemic and
Zymotic Enteritis, Dysentery and Dysenteric Diarrhœea, Cholera and Choleraic
Diarrhoea, was 2G2. Of this number, 200 were children under 1 year of age.
98 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 1.66 per 1,000.
69 belonged to St. George's, or at the rate of 1.30 per 1,000
66 belonged to Mile End, or at the rate of .55 per 1,000.
29 belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of .35 per
1,000.
The death-rate for the whole of the Borough was .84 per 1,000 of the
population. The death-rate for the whole of London was .53 per 1,000.
Enteritis.
The number of deaths from Enteritis, which includes Gastro-Enteritis,
Muco-Enteritis and Gastric Catarrh, was 130. Of these, 9G were infants under
one year of age.
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