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Puerperal 9 cases of Puerperal Fever and 31 of Puerperal Pyrexia were notified
Puerperal during the year—3 less than in the previous year. All these cases were duly
Pyrexia. investigated.
6 belonged to Limehouse, with 4 deaths.
5 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, with 2 deaths.
18 belonged to Mile End Old Town, with 3 deaths.
11 belonged to Whitechapel, with 1 death.
34 were removed to hospital.
The death-rate was 2.68 per 1,000 births.
Wrong 94 cases of infectious disease removed to hospital were found not to be
Diagnose. suffering from the disease stated on the certificate.
This number referred to 37 cases of Scarlet Fever, 56 of Diphtheria, and
1 of Small Pox.
42 of the cases were notified by Private Practitioners and 52 from Public
Institutions.
Pneumonia 370 Cases of Pneumonia and 1 of Malaria were notified under these
Malana and .
Dysentery lations.
Regulations The cases occurred in the districts as follows : —
Limehouse St Georges Mile End Whitechapel
Pneumonia 92 52 195 30
Malaria — — — 1
The case of malaria referred to a seaman, taken ill before he landed and
came to London. He went to a sailors' home in the Borough, where the case
was diagnosed, and he was immediately removed to a home in Kent. Prior to
his arrival, he had made several voyages to the West Coast of Africa.
Cancer- There are excellent arrangements at the London Hospital for the research
and treatment of cancer, particulars of which are as follows : —
Research.—The whole of the clinical material of the London Hospital is
available, as well as the use of a well equipped laboratory. At present, investigation
is being made into the test for diagnosis of cancer and the well known
researches of Dr. Lumsden in connection with serological treatment are being
carried out.
Investigation into the histological side has always been a thorough and
complete aspect of the London Hospital system.
Treatment.—The skilled surgical treatment is always available and there
is also a well equipped radium department. The Radium Department has at
its disposal over 2 grams of Radium and it is prepared to use all the known
methods of Radium treatment including the preparation and application of
Radon.
There is a Radium Committee at the Hospital who keep in close touch with
the surgeons so that all cases are carefully followed up, and an annual report
is compiled.