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Charlton. These other forms of Tuberculosis comprise 18 deaths,
due to Tubercule of the Brain, or its Membrane, 14 of which
were in children under five years of age; 1 due to Tuberculosis
of the Larynx ; 8 due to Tuberculosis of the Intestines, all being
children under five years of age; 13 due to General Tuberculosis,
9 of which again were in children under five years of age, and 6 to
other forms of Tuberculosis.
During the year we received notifications in accordance with
the voluntary arrangement made between the Council and the
Medical men in the Borough, of 51 cases of illness, due to this
disease, 19 being in East Greenwich, 9 in West Greenwich,
16 in St. Nicholas, and 7 in Charlton.
Dietetic Diseases. This class of disease is credited with 5
deaths, giving a death rate of 0.05 per 1,000. One of these
deaths was certified to be due to Acute Alcoholism, and 4 to
Chronic Alcoholism.
In this connection it will be doubtless interesting to consider
as to what facilities exist in our midst for the disposal of the beverage
which is directly or indirectly the cause of so much disease,
misery, and death. The London County Council have recently
issued a Return, giving the number of licensed premises and
various other particulars, from which the following Tables are
compiled:—