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St. Nicholas, and 8 in Charlton. of the 37 deaths in East Greenwich,
35 were in children under five years of age; of the 9 in
West Greenwich, 8 were under five years of age; of the 10 in St.
Nicholas, 9 were under five years of age: and of the 8 in Charlton,
6 were under five years of age.
Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis, which is a disease very
closely allied to Diarrhœa, was the cause of 17 deaths, all of
them being in children under five years of age.
I can only here again reiterate the remarks made last year,
to the effect that more frequent cleansing of the surfaces of the
yards, courts, and alleys in the poorer districts, together with a
more thorough flushing and cleansing of the drainage systems
connected with this class of property, should be carried out;
especially is this necessary in the warmer months of the year, for,
generally speaking, we may consider that these young children do
not go far from their homes, and, therefore, the more cleanly their
surroundings can be kept the better for the children concerned.
This added cleanliness would also have the effect of materially
reducing the sources of contamination of the food supplied to
these children, for undoubtedly, in the majority of cases, their
fatal ailment is contracted through contaminated food supplies.
Influenza. Influenza has occasioned 16 deaths throughout
the Borough during the year, comparing with 18 during the
previous year, and 14 in 1903.
Sporadic. Tetanus. One death has been ascribed to
this disease during the year, in a patient under 5 years of age.
Venereal. Syphilis. This disease has been ascribed as
the cause of 5 deaths during the year, 4 being in children under
five years of age, and 1 over that age.