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Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.
472 cases were notified during the year, or 120 more than in the previous year
and 445 were removed to Fever Hospitals.
105 belonged to the Limehouse District, with 7 deaths, or at the rate of
.13 per 1,000 of the population.
102 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, with 14 deaths, or at the rate of
•29 per 1,000 of the population.
159 belonged to Mile End Old Town, with 10 deaths, or at the rate of
.09 per 1,000 of the population.
106 belonged to the Whitechapel District, with 3 deaths, or at the rate of
.04 per 1,000 of the population.
The death rate throughout the whole Borough was 12 per 1,000 of the population.
The death rate for the whole of London was .14 per 1,000.
Enteric Fever.
79 cases of Enteric Fever were notified during the year, or 32 less than in the
previous year.
11 occurred in the Limehouse District, with no deaths.
16 occurred in St. George-in-the-East, with no deaths.
35 occurred in Mile End Old Town, with 2 deaths.
17 occurred in the Whitechapel District, with 3 deaths.
The death rate throughout the whole Borough was .01 per 1,000 of the population.
The death rate for the whole of London was .03 per 1,000.
Erysipelas.
474 cases of Erysipelas were notified, or 97 more than in the previous year.
89 belonged to the Limehouse District, with 2 deaths.
79 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, with 1 death.
155 belonged to Mile End Old Town, with 9 deaths.
151 belonged to the Whitechapel District, with 1 death.
Cerebro-Spinal Fever.
7 cases were notified during the year, 3 having occurred in the Limehouse
District, 3 in Mile End Old Town and 1 in the Whitechapel District. 2 proved
fatal, 1 death having occurred in Limehouse and the other in Mile End.
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