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Measles. There have been 40 deaths from this disease
throughout the whole of the Borough, distributed as follows: —l9
in East Greenwich, 4 in West Greenwich, 10 in St. Nicholas, and
7 in Charlton, giving a total death rate of 0.40 per 1,000.
Scarlet Fever. Scarlet Fever is credited with a total of 6
deaths, 4 being in East Greenwich, 1 in West Greenwich, and 1 in
St. Nicholas, giving a death rate of 0.06 per 1,000 for the whole
of the Borough.
Diphtheria. Diphtheria has occasioned 16 deaths, equal to
0.l6 per 1,000, 5 being in the East Greenwich District, 7 in West
Greenwich, 1 in St. Nicholas, 2 in Charlton, and 1 in Kidbrooke.
The facilities granted by this Council for providing medical men
with a supply of Diphtheria Anti-toxin for the treatment of cases
of this disease arising in their practice, has resulted in the distribution
of 80,000 units of the remedy during the year.
Whooping Cough. This disease has occasioned 19 deaths
throughout the whole of the Borough, 6 being in East Greenwich,
8 in West Greenwich, 4 in St. Nicholas, and 1 in Charlton,
equalling a death rate of 0.19 per 1,000.
Typhoid Fever. This disease has occasioned 8 deaths, 4
being in East Greenwich, 1 in West Greenwich, 1 in St. Nicholas,
1 in Charlton, and lin Kidbrooke. The total death rate from
this cause during the year being 0.08 per 1,000.
Puerperal Fever. Puerperal Fever has occasioned 2
deaths, 1 each in West Greenwich and St. Nicholas. It is
sincerely to be hoped that deaths from this cause will become very
much less frequent when the supervision and control contemplated
by the Midwives' Act comes into operation.