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Puerperal Fever.
22 cases were notified, or 10 more than in the previous year. 7 belonged to
the Limehouse District, 1 to St. George-in-the-East, 8 to Mile End and 6 to the
Whitechapel District. Of these, 8 died, 4 belonging to Limehouse, 3 to Mile End
and 1 to Whitechapel.
Erysipelas.
154 cases were notified or 6 less than in the previous year. 26 were removed
to the various hospitals and infirmaries.
25 belonged to the Limehouse District, with no deaths.
21 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, with 1 death.
65 belonged to Mile End Old Town, with 2 deaths.
43 belonged to the Whitechapel District, with no deaths.
Encephalitis Lethargica.
17 cases were notified or 11 more than in the previous year. 3 occurred in the
Limehouse District, 3 in the St. George-in-the-East, 5 in Mile End, and 6 in the
Whitechapel District; 14 had been taken to various hospitals before the disease
was correctly diagnosed. 12 proved fatal.
Cerebro-Spinal Fever or "Spotted" Fever.
11 cases were notified or 2 more than in the previous year. They were all
notified from general hospitals; 5 belonged to the Limehouse District, 5 to
St. George-in-the-East, 3 to Mile End, and 1 to Whitechapel. 7 proved fatal.
Poliomyelitis.
1 case was notified, which belonged to Whitechapel
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
31 cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum or inflammation of the eyes in newlyborn
children, were notified, or 1 more than in the previous year.
6 belonged to the Limehouse District.
5 belonged to St. George-in-the-East.
11 belonged to Mile End Old Town.
9 belonged to the Whitechapel District.
Visits were made by the Health Visitors to all the cases and six were referred
to the East London Nursing Society, and these were nursed in their own homes.
8 were taken to the London Hospital, 3 to Moorfields Eye Hospital and other
hospitals.
1 died, 2 removed from the district, 25 recovered, 1 had the eyes slightly
affected and 2 were still under treatment at the end of the year. None were
permanently injured.