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Notifiable Diseases.
4,604 notifications of infectious diseases were received, or 834 more than in
the previous year:—
1,342 belonged to the Limehouse District.
575 belong to St. George-in-the-East.
1,903 belong to Mile End Old Town.
784 belong to the Whitechapel District.
3,230 were removed for treatment to fever hospitals and infirmaries.
The rate for the whole Borough was 19.0 per 1,000 of the population.
Wrong Diagnosis.
174 cases of infectious disease were found not to be suffering from the
disease stated on the certificate.
84 of the cases were notified by Private Practitioners, 32 from the London
Hospital and 58 from other Public institutions.
This number referred to 47 cases of Scarlet Fever, 68 of Diphtheria, 10 of
Typhoid Fever, 30 of Chicken Pox and 19 of Small Pox.
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.
13 cases of Puerperal Fever and 17 of Puerperal Pyrexia were notified
during the year.—5 more than in the previous year.
8 belonged to the Limehouse District, with 1 death.
6 belong to St. George-in-the-East, with 1 death.
14 belong to Mile End Old Town, with 1 death.
2 belong to the Whitechapel District, with no deaths.
23 were removed to hospital.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was 012 per 1,000 of the population.
Erysipelas
186 cases were notified, or 13 more than in the previous year.
29 belonged to the Limehouse District, with 2 deaths.
24 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, with 4 deaths.
76 belonged to Mile End Old Town, with 5 deaths.
57 belonged to the Whitechapel District, with 2 deaths.
139 were removed to hospital.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was .05 per 1,000 of the population