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Small Pox.
No case of Small Pox was notified during the year.
Scarlet Fever.
468 cases were notified during the year, or 149 less than in the previous
year. 464 were removed to fever hospitals.
68 belonged to the Limehouse District, with 2 deaths.
83 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, with 1 death.
169 belonged to Mile End Old Town, with 2 deaths.
148 belonged to the Whitechapel District, with 1 death.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was .023 per 1,000, while that for
the whole of London was .024 per 1,000 of the population.
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.
510 cases were notified during the year, or 267 less than in the previous
year. 506 were removed to the fever hospitals.
133 belonged to the Limehouse District, with 12 deaths.
73 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, with 4 deaths.
214 belonged to Mile End Old Town, with 10 deaths.
90 belonged to the Whitechapel District, with 2 deaths.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was .11 per 1,000 of the population.
The death-rate for the whole of London was .13 per 1,000.
Enteric Fever.
21 cases were notified, or 6 less than in the previous year. All were
removed to hospitals.
3 belonged to the Limehouse District.
2 belonged to St. George-in-the-East.
7 belonged to Mile End Old Town.
9 belonged to the Whitechapel District.
All the patients recovered, consequently there were no deaths from Enteric
Fever during the year.
The number of deaths in the whole of London was 39.
Puerperal Fever.
15 cases were notified during the year, or 8 less than in the previous year.
12 were removed to hospitals.
1 belonged to the Limehouse District, with no death.
4 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, with no deaths.
4 belonged to Mile End Old Town, with 1 death.
6 belonged to the Whitechapel District, with 1 death.