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Bacteriological Examinations.
965 bacteriological examinations were made on behalf of the Public Health
Department during the year. The specimens and the results were as follows:
Positive. Negative. Total.
Swabs (for Diphtheria bacilli) 85 870 955
Blood (for Typhoid bacilli) 2 8 10
Small Pox.
No genuine case of Small Pox was notified during the year. This is the
fourth year in succession in which no cases have occurred in the Borough.
Scarlet Fever.
887 cases were notified during the year, or 332 more than in the previous
year. 879 patients were removed to fever hospitals:—
179 belonged to the Limehouse District, with 2 deaths.
202 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, with 2 deaths.
335 belonged to Mile End Old Town, with 3 deaths.
171 belonged to the Whitechapel District, with 1 death.
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.
654 cases were notified during the year, or 86 more than in the previous
year. 649 were removed to fever hospitals:—
114 belonged to the Limehouse District, with 6 deaths.
143 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, with 4 deaths.
231 belonged to Mile End Old Town, with 12 deaths.
166 belonged to the Whitechapel District, with 9 deaths.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was .12 per 1,000, while that for
the whole of London was .12 per 1,000 of the population.
Enteric Fever.
34 cases were notified, or 3 more than in the previous year. All were
removed to hospitals:—
2 belonged to the Limehouse District, with 1 death.
6 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, with 1 death.
20 belonged to Mile End Old Town, with 1 death .
6 belonged to the Whitechapel District, with 1 death.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was .01 The death-rate for the
whole of London was 01 per 1,000 of the population.