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Wrong Diagnosis.
127 cases of Infectious Disease were removed to the Hospitals of the Metropolitan
Asylums Board, which were subsequently returned home in consequence
of the patients being found not to be suffering from the diseases stated on the
certificates, or any other notifiable disease.
62 of the cases were notified by private practitioners, 54 from the London
Hospital, and 11 from other public institutions.
This number referred to 51 cases of Scarlet Fever, 70 from Diphtheria, 5 of
Enteric Fever, and 1 of Cerebro-spinal Meningitis.
Scarlet Fever.
661 cases were notified during the year, or 797 less than in the previous year;
658 were removed to Fever Hospitals.
118 belonged to the Limehouse District, with 4 deaths;
135 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, with 2 deaths;
232 belonged to Mile End Old Town, with 7 deaths;
176 belonged to the Whitechapel District, with no deaths;
The death rate for the whole Borough was .04 per 1,000 of the population,
while that for the whole of London was .04 per 1,000.
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.
850 cases were notified during the year, or 180 less than in the previous year;
844 were removed to the Fever Hospitals.
164 belonged to the Limehouse District, with 11 deaths.
127 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, with 4 deaths.
285 belonged to Mile End Old Town, with 13 deaths.
274 belonged to the Whitechapel District, with 12 deaths.
The death rate for the whole Borough was .15 per 1,000 of the population,
while that for the whole of London was .14 per 1,000.
Enteric Fever.
32 cases were notified during the year, exactly the same number as in the
previous year.
12 occurred in the Limehouse District, with 3 deaths;
6 occurred in St. George-in-the-East, with no deaths;