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being almost entirely due to the larger number of deaths in children
under 5 years of age from Diarrhoea, during last year than the
previous year. The Zymotic Death Rate for the County of
London equals 2.14 per 1,000, wherein it varied from 0.60 in the
City of London, 0.66 in Hampstead, 0.87 in the City of Westminster,
1.13 in Stoke Newington, and 1.41 in Lewisham, up to
2.84 in Stepney, 2.95 in Bethnal Green, 3.13 in Southwark, 3'20
in Shoreditch, 3.35 in Poplar, and 3.52 in Bermondsey.
Locally the total Zymotic Death Rate varied from nil in
Kidbrooke (nil 1903), 1.46 in Charlton (0.99 in 1903), 1 93 in West
Greenwich (1.69 in 1903), 2.59 in East Greenwich (198 in 1903),
to 4.00 in St. Nicholas (2.40 in 1903), from which it will be seen
that each district, except Kidbrooke, has participated in this
retrograde movement.
Small-pox. During the year there have been no deaths
from this disease.
Measles. This disease has proved fatal in 40 cases, 36 of
them being in children under 5 years of age. There were only
25 deaths due to this complaint in 1903. The distribution of
these Measles fatalities was as follows:—3 in Charlton, 8 in St.
Nicholas, 10 in West Greenwich, and 19 in East Greenwich.
Scarlet Fever. Scarlet Fever is credited with a total of
only 3 deaths during the year, all of which fatalities were patients
resident in East Greenwich.
Diphtheria. This disease has been the cause of 12 fatalities,
giving a death rate of 0.12 per 1000: 7 of these deaths were in
patients under 5 years of age. This compares favourably with 27
fatalities from Diphtheria last year. The local distribution was 1