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REMARKS ON VARIOUS DEATH CAUSES.
Infective Diseases.
Epidemic.—There were 137 deaths due to this class of disease,
equalling a Death Rate of 1.34 per 1,000 ; the rate last year was .93,
and was 4.86, 1.53 and .88 in 1918, 1919 and 1920 respectively.
Zymotic.—The purely Zymotic class of epidemic diseases is
credited with causing a total of 88 deaths, equalling a Death Rate
of .86 per 1,000.
Locally the Zymotic Death Rate varied from .30 in Kidbrooke
(.62 in 1921), .36 in Charlton (.53 in 1921), .87 in East Greenwich
(.95 in 1921), 1.03 in West Greenwich (.77 in 1921) and 1.69 in St.
Nicholas, Deptford (.26 in 1921).
Small-Pox.—There were no deaths from Small-Pox, this being
the twentieth year since a death occurred from this cause in the
Borough.
Measles.—Twenty-nine deaths were ascribed as due to this
disease.
With the exception of one case all the patients were under five
years of age. The number of deaths recorded last year was 5, and
in the years 1918, 1919 and 1920, 45, 13 and 26 respectively.
Eleven deaths occurred in East Greenwich, 8 in West Greenwich,
7 in St. Nicholas and 3 in Charlton.
The quarterly incidence was 17 in the first quarter and 12 in
the second quarter.
Scarlet Fever.—This disease occasioned 6 deaths, 3 of which
were under five years.
Three deaths occurred in East Greenwich, 1 in West Greenwich,
1 in Charlton and 1 in Kidbrooke.
Six such deaths occurred in 1921 and 2 in 1920.
Diphtheria.—There were 42 deaths during the year. This
gives a Death Rate of .41 comparing with .27 for the previous year.
Twenty-eight deaths occurred in 1921, and 16, 15 and 13 in
1918, 1919 and 1920 respectively.