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Puerperal Fever.
15 cases were notified during the year, or one more than in the previous
year. All were removed to hospitals:—
3 belonged to the Limehouse District, with one death.
5 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, with 3 deaths.
4 belonged to Mile End Old Town, with one death.
3 belonged to the Whitechapel District, with one death.
Erysipelas.
133 cases were notified, or 26 more than in the previous year. 39 were
removed to hospitals and infirmaries:—
23 belonged to the Limehouse District, with two deaths.
20 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, with one death.
56 belonged to Mile End Old Town, with no deaths.
34 belonged to the Whitechapel District, with three deaths.
Pneumonia, Malaria, Dysentery and Trench Fever
Regulations.
220 cases of Pneumonia were notified under these Regulations.
The cases occurred in the Districts as follows:—
Limehouse. St. George's. Mile End. Whitechapel.
Pneumonia 63 16 111 29
Malaria — — 1 —
Dysentery — — — —
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
34 cases were notified, or 12 more than in the previous year. 6 belonged
to the Limehouse District, 6 to St. George-in-the-East, 14 to Mile End Old
Town, and 8 to the Whitechapel District.
Total number of cases notified 34*
„ „ visited 29
„ „ treated at home 25
,, „ treated in hospital 9
Total No. of cases in which vision was impaired 2
„ „ „ „ unimpaired 32
Total number of cases of total blindness nil
Total number of deaths nil, but one
died from acute
Bronchitis.
*5 not traced after being discharged from Hospital as cured.