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Diphtheria and Membranous Croup
710 cases were notified during the year, or 1 more than in the previous year ;
696 were removed to fever hospitals
132 belonged to the Limehouse District, with 12 deaths
155 belonged to St George-in-the-East, with 8 deaths
287 belonged to Mile End Old Town, with 14 deaths
136 belonged to the Whitechapel District, with 9 deaths
The death-rate for the whole Borough was 15 per 1,000 of the population,
while that for the whole of London was 18 per 1,000
Enteric Fever
30 cases were notified, or 17 more than in the previous year
13 belonged to the Limehouse District, with 3 deaths
1 belonged to St George-in-the-East, with no deaths
5 belonged to Mile End Old Town, with no deaths
11 belonged to the Whitechapel District, with 3 deaths
The death-rate was 02 per 1,000 of the population The death-rate for the
whole of London was *01 per 1,000
Puerperal Fever
12 cases were notified, or 6 more than in the previous year; 8 belonged to
Mile End and 4 to Whitechapel 6 died; 5 in Mile End and 1 in Whitechapel
Erysipelas
217 cases were notified or 81 more than in the previous year 39 were removed
to the various hospitals and infirmaries
45 belonged to the Limehouse District, with no deaths
41 belonged to St George-in-the-East, with 1 death
67 belonged to Mile End Old Town, with 5 deaths
64 belonged to the Whitechapel District, with 2 deaths
Encephalitis Lethargica
This disease was rendered compulsorily notifiable by Regulations which came
into force on 1st January, 1919
The Order was designed to secure the notification of cases of an infectious
disease which occurred in epidemic form in 1918 The disease was at first thought
to be Botulism, which is associated with the consumption of infected food