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8 cases of Puerperal Fever and 35 of Puerperal Pyrexia were notified
during the year—13 more than in the previous year.
14 belonged to Limehouse, with 1 death.
3 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, with 2 deaths.
19 belonged to Mile End Old Town, with 4 deaths.
7 belonged to Whitechapel, with 2 deaths.
38 were removed to hospital.
1 he death-rate for the whole Borough was .039 per 1,000 of the population.
Puerpera
Fever and
Puerperal
Pyrexia.
222 cases of infectious disease removed to hospital were found not to be
suffering from the disease stated on the certificate.
65 of the cases were notified by Private Practitioners and 157 from Public
Institutions.
This number referred to 73 cases of Scarlet Fever, 90 of Diphtheria, 41 of
Chicken Pox, 12 of Small Pox, 1 Puerperal Pyrexia and 1 Poliomyelitis.
Wrong
Diagnosis
449 cases of Pneumonia, 4 of Malaria and 1 of Dysentery were notified
under these Regulations.
The cases occurred in the Districts as follows:—
Limehouse St Georges Mile End Whitechapel
Pneumonia 111 84 207 47
Malaria (Induced) 2 — — 2
Dysentery — — 1
Pneumonia,
Malaria and
Dysentery
Regulations.
The only case of Dysentery brought to my notice during the year was that
of a boy aged 6 years. He was admitted to a local hospital suffering from
vomitting and diarrhoea and on examination it was ascertained that he had
dysentery (b. Flexner). He remained in hospital about three weeks and is
now quite well.
Of the 4 cases of malaria notified, in three instances the patients were
sailors who had contracted the fever abroad. The other patient had never
been abroad and was not ill prior to living in London. He was admitted to
a local hospital suffering from Tabes dorsalis and malaria had been induced.