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For all London the rate was 75 in 1920, compared with 85 in
1919 and 107 in 1918. For England and Wales the rate was 80,
compared with 93 in 1919, 97 in 1918 and 97 in 1917.
Locally, the variations were from nil per 1,000 births in Kidbrooke,
60 in East Greenwich, 60 in Charlton, 82 in West Greenwich,
to 147 in St. Nicholas. The following table compares at a glance
these figures for the years since the formation of the Borough:—
District.
Average
for five
years,
1901-1905,
inclusive.
Average
for five
years,
1906-1910,
inclusive.
Average
for five
years,
1911-1915,
inclusive.
Average
for five
years,
1916-20,
inclusive.
East Greenwich 129 106 96 81
West Greenwich 126 110 112 110
St Nicholas, Deptford 179 143 167 138
Charlton 121 109 76 89
Kidbrooke 39 79 16 39
Total 131 111 103 95
AN ANALYSIS OF DEATH CAUSES.
All death causes are conveniently arranged under various headings,
according to the Registrar-General's classification of diseases,
and the following table shows the Death Rates for all persons
belonging to the Borough (although some of them may have died
in Institutions in other Boroughs, or even outside the County of
London altogether), per 1,000 of the population living in the
Borough.
1920.
1920.
Infective Diseases—
Epidemic 0.88
Sporadic —
Venereal 0.03
Septic 0.14
Malarial 0.14
Tuberculosis 1.40
Parasitic Diseases 0.009
Constitutional Diseases 1.36
Developmental Diseases 1.82
Local Diseases—
Nervous System 1.02
Organs of Special Sense 0. 01
Local Diseases—continued.
Circulatory System 1.21
Respiratory System 2.11
Digestive System 0.58
Urinary System 0.37
Reproductive System 0.009
Parturition 0.01
Bones and Joints —
Integumentary System 0. 009
External Causes—
Accidents 0.44
Suicide 0.05