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was nothing in common in the way of milk supply or foodstuffs. Bacteriological
examinations were made and in two cases the results were found to be negative.
All the patients were removed to hospital and recovered.
The death-rate for the whole of London was 01 per 1,000.
The compulsory notification of Chicken Pox was continued throughout
the year. 1,795 cases were notified and six of these were found to be suffering
from Small Pox.
359 belonged to Limehouse.
453 belonged to St. George-in-the-East.
671 belonged to Mile End Old Town.
312 belonged to Whitechapel.
270 were removed to hospital, of which G cases proved to be of Small Pox.
Chicken Pox,
There were 349 actual cases of Small Pox during the year, or 600 less
than in the previous year:—
181 belonged to Limehouse, with 1 death.
140 belonged to Mile End Old Town, with 1 death.
27 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, with no deaths.
1 belonged to Whitechapel, with no death.
Small Pox.
There were two deaths—one being a man aged 63, who died in hospital on
27th May. A post-mortem examination was made and the cause of death was
stated to be:—T. (a) Cardis Vascular degeneration. II. Chronic Bronchitis.
Small Pox (vaccinated in infancy. The other death was that of a baby 7 days,
who died at home on 1st April. The cause of death was stated to be:—
Inanition; Small Pox in utero two weeks ago.
The death-rate for the whole of the Borough was .008 per 1,000 of the
population.
There were 3 typical cases notified, all of which affected children under
4 years of age. 2 belonged to Limehouse and 1 to Mile End. One child
died. In one case, the child first came under medical observation one month
after the onset of febrile illness, he was then unable to walk. His recent
illness was pyrexia with a cough—labelled ''Bronchitis." It was not known
whether the patient was associated elsewhere with other or suspicious cases
of illness At tbe end of the year the child was still in hospital and progressing
favourably. The other patient first came under medical observation on the
third day of the illness. Two weeks previously she had a sore mouth with
ulceration, but there was no sore throat, no discharge and no dysphagia. The
patient had not been associated with any other or suspicious cases of illness.
Acute
Poliomyelitis