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Enteric Fever.
38 cases were notified during the year, or 6 more than in the previous year.
11 occurred in the Limehouse District, with 2 deaths;
5 occurred in St. George-in-the-East, with no deaths;
18 occurred in Mile End Old Town, with one death;
4 occurred in the Whitechapel District, with no deaths.
The death-rate was ·01 per 1,000; the death-rate for the whole of London
was ·02 per 1,000.
Puerperal Fever.
16 cases were notified, or 6 more than in the previous year; 7 proved fatal.
Erysipelas.
193 cases were notified, or 51 less than in the previous year; 6 died, three
deaths being those of children under one year of age.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
31 cases were notified, or 11 less than in the previous year. 11 occurred in
the Limehouse District, 5 in St. George's, 13 in Mile End, and 2 in the Whitechapel
District.
Poliomyelitis.
4 cases were notified, or 8 less than in the previous year.
Cerebro-Spinal Fever.
14 cases were notified, or 20 less than in the previous year. 6 occurred in the
Limehouse District, 3 in St. George's, 4 in Mile End, and 1 in the Whitechapel
District.
Measles.
3,403 cases were notified during the year, or 1,148 more than in the previous
year. 2,125 were children under 5 years of age, and 188 of these were under 1 year
of age.
593 occurred in the Limehouse District, with 44 deaths.
575 occurred in St. George-in-the-East, with 19 deaths.
1,228 occurred in Mile End Old Town, with 17 deaths.
1,007 occurred in the Whitechapel District, with 23 deaths.
The death-rate of the whole Borough was ·44 per 1,000, while that for the whole
of London was ·48 per 1,000 of the population.
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