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Typhoid Fever. There were four deaths ascribed as
due to this disease; there were 3 in 1910, 3 in 1909, 9 in 1908,
and 5 each in 1907 and 1906. All of the deaths were in East
Greenwich.
Diarrhcea and Zymotic Enteritis. One hundred and
fifty-nine deaths were stated to be due to this cause, equalling
a rate of 1.66 per 1,000. Last year there were 35 deaths, and
34, 49 and 33 respectively in the three preceding years.
The deaths were distributed as follows:—Seventythree
in East Greenwich, 39 in West Greenwich, 26 in St.
Nicholas, and 21 in Charlton. Eight patients were over five
years of age.
As already indicated this class of disease has occasioned
a considerably increased number of deaths during the past
year, and out of the total of 159 deaths (which, by the way,
is over four times as many as have occurred in recent years),
91 occurred during the months of July and August, being
distributed as follows:—
East Greenwich, 36 deaths, giving a Death Rate for this
period of 8.0 per 1,000; West Greenwich, 30 deaths, giving
a Death Rate of 13.0 per 1,000; St. Nicholas, 12 deaths,
giving a Death Rate of 18.0 per 1,000; Charlton, 13 deaths,
giving a Death Rate of 7.0 per 1,000; Kidbrooke, nil.
The total for the Borough being 91 deaths, giving during
the short period of two months, a rate of 9 per 1,000.
Of these deaths 67 were under one year of age; 19
between one and five years; and only 5 at all ages over five
years.
The Local Government Board thought it advisable to issue
a special circular dealing with the prevalence of epidemic
Diarrhoea amongst children at this period, and the matter was
specially reported upon to the Public Health Committee. The