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Puerperal Fever.
32 cases of Puerperal Fever were notified, or 3 more than in the previous year.
5 belonged to the Lime house District, with 1 death;
5 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, with no deaths;
9 belonged to the Mile End Old Town, with 8 deaths;
13 belonged to the Whitechapel District, with 4 deaths.
Cerebro-Spinal Fever.
11 cases were notified during the year, 6 having occurred in the Limehouse
District, 1 in St. George-in-the-East, 2 in Mile End Old Town and 2 in the Whitechapel
District. Two proved fatal.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum,
47 cases were notified during the year: 26 belonged to the Limehouse
District, 3 to St. George-in-the-East, 11 to Mile End Old Town and 7 to the Whitechapel
District.
Polio Myelitis.
12 cases were notified: one belonged to the Limehouse District, 3 to
St. George-in-the-East, 5 to Mile End Old Town and 3 to the Whitechapel District.
Zymotic Diseases.
The total deaths from diseases of a Zymotic character numbered 501. It includes
deaths from Measles, Scarlet Fever, Whooping Cough, Diphtheria, Enteric Fever,
Puerperal Fever and Diarrhoea. This number is 397 less than in the previous year.
143 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 2.69 per 1,000
of the population.
127 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, or at the rate of 2.71 per 1,000
of the population.
156 belonged to Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of 1.40 per 1,000 of the
population.
75 belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of 1.12 per 1,000
of the population.