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years of age; Tuberculosis of Larynx, 1; Tubercle affecting the
Intestines, 4 deaths (2 being under five years of age); General
Tuberculosis 7 deaths (4 under and 3 over five); and other forms, 4.
Parasitic Diseases. There were no deaths from this class of
Disease.
Dietic Diseases. There were 4 deaths from this class of
disease due to Chronic Alcoholism, 2 in East Greenwich, 1 in
West Greenwich, and 1 in Charlton.
Constitutional Diseases. The deaths from this cause were
107 in number, which gives a rate of 1.12 per 1,000. Of these, 93
were attributed to Cancer, 6 to Anæmia, 5 to Diabetes, 2 to OsteoArthritis,
and 1 to Purpura Hæmorrhagica. The deaths from
Cancer were distributed as follows: 38 occurred in East Greenwich,
30 in West Greenwich, 5 in St. Nicholas, 19 in Charlton, and
1 in Kidbrooke.
Developmental Diseases. There were 217 deaths from this
class of causes, equal to a rate of 2.27 per 1,000.
These may roughly be divided into those from causes which
would appear to be unavoidable, viz.:—Congenital defects, 8, and
those from causes more or less preventible, viz.:—Premature birth,
53; Injury at birth, 3; Debility at birth, 9; Atrophy, Debility and
Marasmus, 23; Want of Breast Milk, 1; and Dentition, 2.
The remaining and largest portion of these deaths from
developmental diseases, 118 in number, were from Old Age; in
1911 there were 133 deaths from this cause, and 117 in the previous
year.
Local Diseases. Nervous System. Ninety-five deaths were
attributed to the various nervous diseases, which gives a rate of
0.99 per 1,000; last year the rate was 1.28 per 1,000. Convulsions
were responsible for 7, all being under five years of age; 1 was
from Meningitis, 47 from Apoplexy, 1 from Softening of the Brain,
5 from Hemiplegia or Brain Paralysis, 8 from General Paralysis