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Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.
848 cases were notified during the year, or twice the number notified in the
previous year.
132 belonged to the Limehouse District, with 10 deaths, or at the rate of
•19 per 1,000 of the population.
137 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, with 13 deaths, or at the rate of
•28 per 1,000 of the population.
364 belonged to Mile End Old Town, with 34 deaths, or at the rate of .30
per 1,000 of the population.
215 belonged to the Whitechapel District, with 14 deaths, or at the rate of
•21 per 1,000 of the population.
The death rate throughout the whole Borough was .25 per 1,000 of the
population, while that for the whole of London was .16 per 1,000.
Typhus Fever.
No case of Typhus Fever was notified during the year.
Enteric Fever.
44 cases of Enteric Fever were notified during the year, or 26 less than in
the previous year.
14 occurred in the Limehouse District, with 2 deaths;
6 occurred in St. George-in-the-East, with 2 deaths;
17 occurred in Mile End Old Town, with 3 deaths;
7 occurred in the Whitechapel District, with 1 death.
The death rate throughout the whole Borough was .02 per 1,000 of the population.
The death rate for the whole of London was .03 per 1,000.
As mentioned in my previous reports, the diminution in the incidence of
Enteric Fever has been most marked during the last fourteen years, 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
1914 „ „ 44
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