Report on the sanitary condition of the Limehouse District (comprising the Parishes of Limehouse, Shadwell, and Wapping, and the Hamlet of Ratcliff) for the year 1898.

  • Limehouse (London, England). Board of Works
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[1899]
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Credit: Report on the sanitary condition of the Limehouse District (comprising the Parishes of Limehouse, Shadwell, and Wapping, and the Hamlet of Ratcliff) for the year 1898. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    7 Membranous Croup.— There was only 1 death from Membranous Croup. Two cases were notified, both having occurred in Limehouse. Typhus Fever.— No case was reported during the year. Erysipelas.— There were no deaths from Erysipelas. go cases were notified during the year, and 26 were removed to different Infirmaries and Hospitals. 56 occurred in Limehouse, 18 in Ratcliff, 16 in Shadwell and Wapping. Puerperal Fever.— One case only was notified, which did not prove fatal. Enteric Fever.— The corrected number of deaths was 8 The average annual number for the last 10 years was 8.1. 42 cases were notified during the year, being a decrease of 7 from the number in the previous year, and 28 were removed. 19 occurred in Limehouse, 11 in Ratcliff, 12 in Shadwell and Wapping. From Jan. 1st to May 1st, 7 notifications of Typhoid Fever were received „ May 1st to Sep. 3rd, 8 „ „ „ Sep. 3rd to Dec.l2th, 24 „ „ „ „ Dec.l3thto Dec.31st, 3 „ „ „ In the period from September 3rd to December 12th, the inhabitants of the District were without a constant supply of water. The number of cases of Typhoid Fever was similar to the same period in other years. Whooping Cough.— The corrected number of deaths was 62. The average number for the past 10 years was 477. The death rate was 106 per 1,000 of the population. The death rate for the whole of London was 4.8 per 1,000. Diarrhcea.— The corrected number of deaths was 90. The annual average for the last 10 years was 43 per 1,000. The increase in the number of deaths from Diarrhcea was due to the