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I saw the patient in the doctor's waiting-room, and I had him removed
immediately to the Small Pox Hospital.
The ship had just arrived from Newcastle-on-Tyne, and as it was lying in
the river, I communicated with the Medical Officer of Health to the Port of
London, who examined the rest of the crew. He discovered another fireman
who had been taken ill three weeks previously and who was then recovering
from a milk attack of Small Pox. He had undoubtedly given the disease to
the ship's fireman who landed in our district. Their domicile was the ship,
and both cases were included in the Port of London's returns.
Scarlet Fever.
555 cases were notified during the year, or 18 more than in the previous
year. 545 patients were removed to fever hospitals:—
108 belonged to the Limehouse District, with 5 deaths.
109 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, with no deaths.
182 belonged to Mile End Old Town, with 3 deaths.
156 belonged to the Whitechapel District, with no deaths.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was .03 per 1,000; that for the
whole of London was .02 per 1,000 of the population.
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.
5G8 cases were notified during the year, or 124 more than in the previous
year. 564 were removed to fever hospitals:—
128 belonged to the Limehouse District, with 7 deaths.
117 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, with 6 deaths.
207 belonged to Mile End Old Town, with 9 deaths.
116 belonged to the Whitechapel District, with 2 deaths.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was .09 per 1,000, while that for
the whole of London was .11 per 1,000 of the population.
Enteric Fever.
24 cases were notified, or 3 less than in the previous year. All were
removed to hospitals:—
1 belonged to the Limehouse District, with no death.
9 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, with no deaths.
10 belonged to Mile End Old Town, with no deaths.
4 belonged to the Whitechapel District, with no deaths.
There were no deaths in the whole of the Borough. The death-rate for
the whole of London was 01 per 1,000 of the population.