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Hospital suffering from Typhoid Fever. She had visited 75, Ocean Street. I
informed Dr. Bryett that two cases from that house had been definitely notified as
Typhus Fever. As a result he called at the Hospital, and K. B. was removed to
the Eastern Fever Hospital on the same day (May 27th). Dr. Goodall, the
Medical Superintendent, certified that she was suffering from Typhus Fever. She
had been ill since May 11th, and was admitted to the Metropolitan Hospital on
May 19th.
75, Ocean Street is a four-roomed house, consisting of three bedrooms and a
kitchen, and was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. B., who were both aged 47, their
daughter and son-in-law, Alfred, aged 15, and the two daughters already mentioned.
Of the seven people in the house the mother and Alfred were the only two who
escaped. The milk supply was condensed milk, and the water was constant from
the main. The premises were clean. The drains were tested but gave no results,
and the water closet was in good condition. The premises were thoroughly cleansed.
No further cases occurred at these premises, and no suspicious cases were notified
from the Mile End Infirmary.
Enteric Fever.
70 cases of Enteric Fever were notified during the year, or 19 more than in
the previous year.
23 occurred in the Limehouse District, with 4 deaths ;
11 occurred in St. George-in-the-East, with 1 death ;
26 occurred in Mile End Old Town, with 4 deaths ;
10 occurred in the Whitechapel District, with 1 death.
The death rate throughout the whole Borough was .03 per 1,000 of the popu
lation. The death rate for the whole of London was .02 per 1,000.
The diminution in the incidence of Enteric Fever has been most marked during
the last thirteen years, although there was a slight increase in 1913, as is seen by
the following figures :—
In 1901 the number of cases was 245
1902 „ „ 273
1903 „ „ 179
1904 „ „ 183
1905 „ „ 117
1906 „ „ 119
1907 „ „ 107
1908 „ „ 83
1909 „ „ 63
1910 „ „ 111
1911 „ „ 79
1912 „ „ 51
1913 „ „ 70