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Diarrhœa. Diarrhœa has occasioned 40 deaths, equalling
a death rate of 0.40 per 1,000, 23 of these deaths occurred in East
Greenwich, 6 in West Greenwich, 4 in St. Nicholas, and 7 in
Charlton. The disease was most prevalent in the third quarter of
the year, during which period 33 of the fatalities occurred, of which
number 18 were in East Greenwich, 6 in West Greenwich, 2 in St.
Nicholas, and 7 in Charlton. This number of deaths is less than
one half of the number due to the same disease last year, and one
would like to think that some of the reduction was due to the
special measures of flushing and cleansing undertaken in thickly
populated areas, as desired by the Public Health Committee.
I have enclosed a chart showing in graphic form the number
of deaths due to the various zymotic diseases as they occurred in
the Borough week by week throughout the year.
Influenza. There have been 35 deaths ascribed thereto, of
which 11 occurred in East Greenwich, 15 in West Greenwich, 3 in
St. Nicholas, 4 in Charlton, and 2 in Kidbrooke.
Septic. Erysipelas has proved fatal in two cases, 1 in West
Greenwich, and 1 in Charlton. The other diseases of this class
have occasioned 7 deaths, 2 of them being cases of Puerperal
Fever which have been dealt with above.
Malarial. Rheumatic Fever, and Rheumatism of the
Heart. This class of disease has occasioned 8 deaths, 6 of them
being in East Greenwich, 1 in West Greenwich, and 1 in St.
Nicholas.
Tuberculosis. This class of disease has occasioned 173
deaths, equalling a death rate of 1.74 per 1,000. The one form
of this disease, viz., Phthisis or Consumption, is put down as being
the cause of death in 118 cases, giving a death rate of 1.18 per