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not pertain generally throughout the Borough ; some portions, as
Charlton and Kidbrooke, the Marsh, and South-East Wards, have
considerably less licensed houses per population than the remaining
portions of the Borough; the worst district in this respect appears
to be the South Ward, which has one licensed house to each 254
population.
Constitutional Diseases. These are credited with 80
deaths, and include amongst them 5 ascribed to be due to Gout,
2 to Diabetes, 4 to Anaemia, and 69 to Cancer. The deaths from
Cancer are distributed as follows:—23 in East Greenwich, 23 in
West Greenwich, 5 in St. Nicholas, 16 in Charlton, and 2 in
Kidbrooke. The enquiries which have been made during the last
year or two respecting possible sources of origin and likely predisposing
causes have been continued during the year, but very
little information of a definite character has been obtainable, in
fact nothing at present can be gleaned which would point to
common sources of origin, or to any causes predisposing to
the disease.
A brief resume of the information obtained in 20 cases during
the year is as follows :—
Ages of Persons at Death.
Under
20 years.
20-30
years.
30-40
years.
40-50
years.
50-60
years.
60-70
year
Over 7.
years.
Total.
Males . 0
0 .
1 .
2 .
1 .
6
1
. 11
Females . 0
0 .
1 .
3 .
1 .
4
0
. 9
Sites of the Disease.
Males. Females.
Mouth and Annexa .3. 0
Stomach
1
0
Rectum
1
3
Other parts of Intestinal Canal
1
1
Genitalia
1
2
Liver and Appendages
2
0
Breast
—
2
Head
2
1