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Plumstead 1893
Annual report 1893-94
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7. This method of calculation would show exactly the same
number of deaths for each of the years 1892 and 1893, viz., 81;
and would bring the rate for the former up to 14.1.
8. The mortality for the last quarter of 1893 was, however,
excessive, and it may be accounted for in two ways.
9. 1st. There were 8 deaths from Zymotic disease during
that period; whilst in the other three quarters, put together,
here were but 10.
DEATHS from Zymotic disease during 1893.
| No. | Date. | Residence. | Age. | Sex. | Disease. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan. 1 | St. Margaret's, High St. | 22 m. | M | Diphtheria |
| 2 | „ 6 | Well Hall Cottages | 8 m. | M | Diarrhœa |
| 3 | Feb. 28 | High Street | 2 | F | Measles |
| 4 | Mar. 11 | Elm Terrace | 22 m. | M | Whooping Cough |
| 5 | July 1 | High Street | 11 m. | M | Diarrhœa |
| 6 | 8 | Shooters' Hill | 8 m. | F | do |
| 7 | 8 | Reventlow Road | 19 m. | M | Measles |
| 8 | „ 14 | Bexley Road | 22 | M | Typhoid Fever |
| 9 | Aug. 16 | Reventlow Road | 5 | M | Diphtheria |
| 10 | Sep. 12 | Gaitshill Road | 1 | F | Diarrhœa |