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Greenwich, 19 in West Greenwich, 11 in St. Nicholas, 1
in Charlton, and 1 in Kidbrooke.
As stated above, this disease was present throughout the
whole of the Borough during the early part of the year,
particularly the first quarter of the year, in a very malignant
form. The average number of deaths during the
last five years being 26, whereas this year that number
was more than doubled. This is one of the serious infective
diseases which up to the present the Sanitary Authority
does little or nothing to prevent or control, and I certainly
think that the time is not far distant when public)
opinion will call for some action in reference to this
disease on similar lines to those already adopted in
connection with other diseases of this class.
Typhoid Fever. There were three deaths ascribed as
due to this disease; there were 3 in 1909, 9 in 1908,
and 5 each in 1907, 1906 and 1905. One of the deaths
was in East Greenwich, 1 in West Greenwich, and 1 in
Charlton. One was treated in the Brook Hospital.
Diarrhœa and Zymotic Enteritis. Thirty-five
deaths were stated to be due to this cause, equalling a
rate of 0.31 per 1,000. Last year there were 34 deaths,
and 49, 33 and 66 respectively in the three preceding
years.
The deaths were distributed as follows:—Seventeen in
East Greenwich, 7 in West Greenwich, 7 in St. Nicholas,
and 4 in Charlton. Two patients were over five years of
age.
Influenza. Influenza is found to have been the responsible
cause in 18 deaths in 1910; 24 was the average
of the previous three years. Of the 18, 11 were over
sixty-five years of age.