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VI.-PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES.
2,437 notifications of infectious disease were received, or 26 less than in
the previous year:—
453 belonged to Limehouse.
368 belonged to St. George-in-the-East.
1,119 belonged to Mile End Old Town.
497 belonged to Whitechapel.
2,294 were removed for treatment to fever hospitals and institutions.
The rate for the whole Borough was 11.1 per 1,000 of the population.
1,383 cases were notified during the year, or 431 more than in the previous
year.
233 belonged to Limehouse, with no deaths.
208 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, with 1 death.
658 belonged to Mile End Old Town, with 3 deaths.
284 belonged to Whitechapel, with no deaths.
1,373 were removed to hospital.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was .01 per 1,000 of the population.
668 cases were notified during the year, or 74 less than in the previous
year.
135 belonged to Limehouse, with 8 deaths.
115 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, with no deaths.
283 belonged to Mile End Old Town, with 5 deaths.
135 belonged to Whitechapel, with 1 death.
666 were removed to hospital.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was .06 per 1,000 of the population.
This serum is supplied on request to the general medical practitioners of
the Borough. During the year, 19 tubes each containing 4,000 units were
issued from the Public Health Offices.
There were 9 cases of Enteric Fever notified during the year, 1 of which
was paratyphoid. 1 belonged to Limehouse, 4 to Mile End Old Town, 2 to
St. George-in-the-East and 2 to Whitechapel. All the patients were removed
to hospital and there were 2 deaths.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was .009 per 1,000 of the population.
Notifiable
Diseases,
Scarlet fever.
Diphtheria.
Diphtheritic
Serum.
Enteric
Fever.