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The number of deaths which were registered was 71, as compared
with 16, 72 and 72 for the three preceding years. The rate of mortality
was equal to 061 per 1,000 persons living, compared with 0.13, 0.64
and 0.64 for the three preceding years. The rate of mortality in
England and Wales was 0.27, in the 76 great towns 0.40, in the 142
smaller towns 0.22, and in the metropolis as a whole 0.40.
WHOOPING COUGH.
Whooping Cough was the cause of 61 deaths, compared with 18,
49 and 36 for three preceding years. The death-rate per 1,000
persons living was equal to 0.52 as compared with 0.15, 0.43 and 0.41
for the three preceding years. The rate of mortality in England and
Wales was 0.23, in the 76 great towns 0.28, and in the 142 smaller
towns 0.20, and in the County of London 0.26. Of the 61 deaths
from this cause 26 were of children under one year of age, and 34 of
children over one year and under five years. North Deptford had
28 deaths, South Deptford 8 and Central Deptford 25.
TUBERCULOSIS.
Phthisis or consumption and other tubercular diseases occasioned
196 deaths, equal to a death.rate of 1.69 per 1,000 persons living,
that for London as a whole was 1.44. The rate of mortality in the
borough for the three preceding years was 1.58, 1.93 and 1.81
respectively. There were 63 deaths registered in North Deptford,
45 in South Deptford and 88 in Central Deptford.
RESPIRATORY DISEASES.
Under this heading are included Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Pleurisy
and other diseases of the respiratory organs. The number of deaths
registered during the year was 329 compared with 329, 344 and 293
for the three previous years. 75 were of children under one year of
age, 64 of children over one and under five years, and 81 were of
persons over 65 years of age.