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Notifiable Diseases.
1,788 notifications of infectious diseases were received, or 11 less than in
the previous year. 1,457 were removed for treatment to fever hospitals and
infirmaries:—
325 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 611 per 1,000
of the population.
295 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, or at the rate of 7.16 per 1,000
of the population.
754 belonged to Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of 7T6 per 1.000
of the population.
414 belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of 7.55 per 1,000
of the population.
Wrong Diagnosis.
152 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.
84 of the cases were notified by private practitioners, 42 from the
London Hospital, and 26 from other Public Institutions.
This number referred to 40 cases of Scarlet Fever, 110 of Diphtheria, 1 of
Enteric Fever, and 1 of Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.
Bacteriological Examinations.
647 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)
43
578
621
Blood (for Typhoid bacilli)
5
15
20
Cerebro- spinal fluid
—
3
3
Faeces
—
2
2
Urine
-
1
1
Small Pox.
No case of Small Pox was notified during the year. This is the second
year in succession in which the district has been free from this disease.