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been discharged from the Fever Hospitals after recovering from Typhoid Fever.
These arrangements were made in consequence of opinions expressed by
medical experts that persons who had thus suffered were often "carriers" of the
disease for a long period after their discharge from the hospital. Seven
bacteriological examinations of urines and stools were thus made with negative
results in every instance.
Typhus Fever.
Two cases of Typhus Fever were notified, one occurred in St, George-in-the
East, and the other in the Whitechapel District.
Erysipelas.
484 cases of Erysipelas were notified, or 79 more than in the previous year.
77 belonged to the Limehouse District, with 2 deaths.
81 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, with 4 deaths.
183 belonged to Mile End Old Town, with 8 deaths.
141 belonged to the Whitechapel District, with 5 deaths.
Cerebro-Spinal Fever.
Four cases were notified during the year, one having occurred in the Limehouse
District, one in St. George-in-the-East, and two in the Whitechapel
District.
Puerperal Fever.
12 cases of Puerperal Fever were notified, or 3 more than in the previous
year.
3 occurred in the Limehouse District, with 4 deaths.
1 occurred in the St. George-in-the-East, no death.
4 occurred in Mile End Old Town, with 2 deaths.
4 occurred in the Whitechapel District, with 1 death.
There were more deaths in the Limehouse District than notifications. This
is accounted for, by the fact that one case was notified towards the end of
1908, and was included in the number of notifications for that year, but the
patient died in the early part of 1909.
Anthrax.
One case was notified, which occurred in the Limehouse District.
Alfred Fernie, aged 38, was employed on barge work in Wapping, on Saturday,
December 4th. On entering the cabin of an empty barge to get a light, he
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