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disease and the deaths were due to this cause simply, one
would expect that the deaths would be spread over all parts of
the Borough, but on looking more closely into this question
as to the locality where these deaths occurred one finds that
the area contained between the river on the one side and main
Woolwich, Trafalgar and Greenwich Roads on the other side,
contained by far the greater proportion of the fatalities from
this disease, hence clearly showing that the hot summer
weather alone is not responsible for the fatalities. It is only
this hot weather in conjunction with other things; so that if
one could place the children found in the neighbourhood
above mentioned in an environment similar to that enjoyed
by children in other parts of the Borough one would expect to
appreciably reduce the number of cases of illness and actual
fatalities from this disease; accordingly, this seems to
indicate the line of preventive treatment which should be
adopted.
Influenza. Influenza is found to have been the responsible
cause for 11 deaths in 1911; 23 was the average of the
previous three years. Of the 11,3 were over sixty-five years
of age.
Sporadic Diseases. Tetanus. There was 1 death from
this class of disease during the year. This occurred in the
person of a young casual labourer who was attended in the
Seamen's Hospital.
Venereal. Syphilis. Seven deaths were given as due
to Syphilis, as against 6 in 1910, 5 in 1909. Of these 7
deaths, 4 were children under five years of age. Three
occurred in East Greenwich, and 4 in Charlton. One of the
deceased persons was in the Seamen's Hospital.
There were no deaths from Gonorrhoea during the year.