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giving a death rate of 1.03 ; and 49 in East Greenwich, giving a
death rate of 0.97 per 1,000.
The remaining forms of Tuberculosis were responsible for
34 deaths, 19 being in East Greenwich, 7 in West Greenwich, 2
in St. Nicholas, and 6 in Charlton.
Of these other forms of Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis of the
Brain or its Membranes was credited with 18, 14 being under five
years of age ; Tubercle affecting the Intestines, 3 deaths (2 being
under five years of age); General Tuberculosis, 12 deaths (5 under
and 7 over five); and other forms 1.
The voluntary notification of cases of Consumption continues
in force in the Borough and is, as the figures show, still appreciated
by medical men in the district; 193 such notifications have been
received and dealt with during the year, the numbers in preceding
years having been 107, 107, 112, 109. Seventy-seven of these
notifications were in East Greenwich, 43 in West Greenwich, 67
in St. Nicholas, and 6 in Charlton. These are dealt with in
more detail on page 46.
Parasitic Diseases. There were no deaths from this class
of disease. ,
Dietic Diseases. There were 6 deaths from this class of
disease, giving a rate of 0.05. Four from chronic alcoholism,
and 2 from acute alcoholism.
Constitutional Diseases. The deaths from this cause
were 102 in number, which gives a rate of 0'92 per 1,000. Of
these 88 were attributed to Cancer, 7 to Diabetes, 3 to Gout,
2 to Anaemia, and 1 each to Osteo-Arthritis and Lymphadenoma.
The deaths from Cancer were distributed as follows : 40 occurred