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1915.
Infective Diseases—
Epidemic 2.29
Sporadic .00
Venereal 0.03
Septic 0.31
Malarial 0.06
Tuberculosis 2.09
Dietetic Diseases 0.07
Constitutional Diseases 1.13
Developmental Diseases 2.24
Local Diseases—
Nervous System 1.31
Circulatory System 1.94
Respiratory System 3.12
Digestive System 0.78
1915.
Local Diseases—continued.
Lymphatic 0.12
Urinary System 0.60
Reproductive System 0.02
Parturition 0.02
Bones and Joints 0.00
Integumentary System 0.02
External Causes—
Accidents 1.21
Homicide 0.00
Suicide 0.06
Ill-defined Causes—
Sudden Death 0.00
Other ill-defined and not
specified causes 0.00
REMARKS ON VARIOUS DEATH CAUSES.
Infective Diseases.
Epidemic. There were 222 deaths due to this class of diseases,
equalling a Death Rate of 2.30 per 1,000: the rate last year
was 1.53, and was 2.58, 1.26 and 1.59 in 1911, 1912 and 1913
respectively.
Zymotic. The purely Zymotic class of epidemic diseases
is credited with causing a total of 174 deaths, equalling a Death
Rate of 180 per 1,000.
Locally, the Zymotic Death Rate varied from 2.10 in Kidbrooke
(0.35 in 1914), 1.78 in Charlton (1.13 in 1914), 1.96 in
West Greenwich (1.31 in 1914), 140 in East Greenwich (1.37 in
1914), up to 3.84 in St. Nicholas (3.72 in 1914).