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education, disinfection and sanatorium treatment, the result is at
first somewhat surprising. But when we recognise that Phthisis
is bound to follow alcoholic excess, and to accompany poverty, it is
seen at once that years of war, which were also years of intemperance,
and produced years of poverty, could not be expected to
be years of diminished Phthisis mortality. No doubt, but for the
preventive measures mentioned, there would have been a considerable
increase in Consumption instead of a slight reduction.
Woolwich, as a garrison town, was specially affected by the
intemperance during the war; and, as an arsenal, by the poverty
caused by the cessation of work succeeding the war.
81. 110 of those who died were males and 75 females. Thus
the decrease compared with the previous year was all among
males.
82. Out of 26 who died, as to whom information on this point
was obtained, 2 were stated to be teetotallers, 16 temperate, and
8 intemperate.