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Pneumonia, Malaria, Dysentery and Trench Fever
Regulations
These regulations came into operation on March 1st, 1919, and the number of
cases notified were as follows
Pneumonia 421
Malaria 61
Dysentery 1
Trench Fever Nil
All the cases of malaria were those of soldiers who had contracted the disease
in the Eastern War Zone
Diseases of the Respiratory Organs.
There were 850 deaths due to diseases of the respiratory organs, or 402 less than
in the previous year
193 belonged to the Limehouse District
120 belonged to St George-in-the-East
291 belonged to Mile End Old Town
240 belonged to the Whitechapel District
The death-rate was 3.03 per 1,000 of the population
Influenza
181 persons died from Influenza during the year, and 382 from Pneumonia,
a large number being secondary to Influenza 74, or over 40 per cent, being people
between 15 and 45 years of age; 48, or 26 per cent. of the deaths were under 2, and
37 above 65 years of age
45 belonged to the Limehouse District
41 belonged to St George-in-the-East
49 belonged to Mile End Old Town
46 belonged to the Whitechapel District
Cancer.
234 deaths were due to Cancer or 5 less than in the previous year
40 belonged to the Limehouse District
27 belonged to St George-in-the-East
104 belonged to Mile End Old Town
63 belonged to the Whitechapel District
Anthrax.
E L, aged 31, employed at a Biscuit Works died from Anthrax
On Thursday, January 16th, the deceased noticed what appeared to be a
blackhead on the front of her neck and called her husband's attention to it A
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