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10 occurred in Mile End Old Town, with 3 deaths;
4 occurred in the Whitechapel District, with I death.
The death rate throughout the whole Borough was .02 per 1,000 of the population,
while that for the whole of London was .03 per 1,000.
Puerperal Fever.
10 cases of Puerperal Fever were notified, or 3 less than in the previous year.
5 belonged to the Limehouse District, with 3 deaths
1 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, which was not fatal;
3 belonged to Mile End Old Town, with no deaths;
1 belonged to the Whitechapel District, which proved fatal.
Erysipelas.
244 cases were notified, or 45 less than in the previous year.
59 belonged to the Limehouse District, with no deaths;
32 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, with no deaths;
86 belonged to Mile End Old Town, with no deaths;
67 belonged to the Whitechapel District, with 2 deaths.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
42 cases were notified, or 23 less than in the previous year. 23 occurred in the
Limehouse District, 3 in St. George-in-the-East, 11 in Mile End Old Town, 5 in the
Whitechapel District.
Poliomyelitis.
12 cases were notified or 7 more than in the previous year. 4 belonged to
Limehouse District, 3 to St. George's-in-the-East, and 5 to Mile End Old Town.
Cerebro-Spinal Fever.
34 patients suffered from cerebro-spinal fever during the year, but 3 of them
were not notified by the doctors in attendance, due to an oversight on their part.
The first intimation of the cases was information in the death returns. 4 recovered,
25 died. 5 families moved and I am not able to obtain the later history of the
patients. 11 of the deaths were those of babies under 1 year of age. 6 were
children between 1 and 2 years of age, 4 were between 2 and 5 years of age,
1 was between 5 and 10 years of age, and 1 was between 10 and 15 years of age.
2 deaths were those of persons between 15 and 25 years of age.