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Polio-Myelitis and Polio-Encephalitis.
3 cases were notified, or 1 more than in the previous year. All belonged
to Whitechapel.
Cerebro spinal Fever or "Spotted" Fever.
8 cases were notified, or 3 more than in the previous year.
4 occurred in Mile End Old Town, with 1 death.
1 occurred in St. George's District, with no deaths.
2 occurred in the Limehouse District, with no deaths.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was .004 per 1,000 of the population
Measles.
The number of deaths from Measles was 33, or 59 less than in the previous
year.
11 of the deaths were infants under one year of age.
9 belonged to the Limehouse District.
10 belonged to St. George-in-the-East.
12 belonged to Mile End Old Town.
2 belonged to the Whitechapel District.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was .004 per .1,000 of the population.
The death-rate for the whole of London was .04 per 1,000.
During the year, 1,984 cases of measles were reported to the Public Health
Department. Most of these were notified by the London County Council
Authorities. Some were found by the health visitors while on the district.
The great majority of these children are under five years of age so that if we
can visit those notified to us by the schools and those met with by the health
visitors in the Borough we should be able to help every case. Practically all
these cases have been seen by the health visitors in their homes and the parents
were advised to call in a doctor. Where nursing was required the district
nurse was sent in.
The Borough Council pay 1/3d. per visit to the District Nursing Association
for cases of measles.
The Metropolitan Asylums Board (now L.C.C.) remove as many children
suffering from measles as they have accommodation for. They take them in
rotation and if we tell them that any one case is of particular urgency they
remove it for us at once.