Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Scarlet Fever.
617 cases were notified during the year, or 1,379 less than in the previous
year. 612 were removed to fever hospitals.
95 belonged to the Limehouse District with 2 deaths.
120 belonged to the St. George-m-the-East, with 2 deaths241
belonged to the Mile End Old Town, with 3 deaths.
161 belonged to the Whitechapel District, with 2 deaths.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was .03 per 1,000 of the population,
while that for the whole of London was .07 per 1,000.
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.
777 cases were notified during the year or 179 less than nn the previous
year. 770 were removed to fever hospitals.
209 belonged to the Limehouse District, with 25 deaths118
belonged to the St. George-in-the-East, with 14 deaths.
342 belonged to the Mile End Old Town, with 33 deaths.
108 belonged to the Whitechapel District, with 8 deaths.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was .31 per 1,000 of the population,
that for the whole of London being .25 per 1,000.
Enteric F ever.
27 cases were notified, or 7 more than in the previous year; 25 were
removed to hospitals.
5 belonged to the Limehouse District, with no deaths.
4 belonged to the St. George-in-the-East, with no deaths11
belonged to the Mile End Old Town, with no deaths.
7 belonged to the Whitechapel District, with 1 death.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was .003 per 1,000 of the population,
and that for London was .01 per 1,000.
Puerperal Fever.
23 cases were notified, or 3 more than in the previous year. All were
removed to hospitals.
6 belonged to the Limehouse District, with 4 deaths.
5 belonged to the St. George-in-the-East, with 1 death4
belonged to the Mile End Old Town, with 1 death.
8 belonged to the Whitechapel District, with 1 death.