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Deaths.
After deducting the deaths of non-residents who died in the Borough
and adding those of residents who died in outlying Institutions, the total
number was 2,962—1,644 males and 1,318 females—or 95 less than in the
previous year.
656 of the deaths belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of
12.2 per 1,000 of the population.
503 of the deaths belonged to St. George-in-the-East, or at the rate of
12.1 per 1,000 of the population.
1,158 of the deaths belonged to Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of
10.9 per 1,000 of the population.
645 of the deaths belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of
11.6 per 1,000 of the population.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was 11.5 per 1,000 of the population,
while that for the whole of London was 11.6 per 1,000.
Notifiable Diseases.
2,304 notifications of infectious diseases were received, or 348 more than
in the previous year. 2,036 were removed for treatment to fever hospitals and
infirmaries:—
416 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 7.77 per 1,000
of the population.
480 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, or at the rate of 11.57 per 1,000
of the population.
857 belonged to Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of 8.08 per 1,000
of the population.
551 belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of 10 per 1,000
of the population.
Wrong Diagnosis.
186 cases of infectious disease were removed to the Metropolitan Asylums
Board Hospitals, which were subsequently returned home because the patients
were found not to be suffering from the disease stated on the certificates, or
from any other notifiable disease.
83 of the cases were notified by private practitioners, 37 from the London
Hospital, and 66 from other Public Institutions.
This number referred to 72 cases of Scarlet Fever, 110 of Diphtheria, 2 of
Enteric Fever, 1 of Encephalitis Lethargica, and 1 of Small Pox.