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Influenza.—Influenza is found to have been the responsible
cause of 46 deaths in 1922 ; 39 was the average of the previous
three years. Of the 46, 15 were over sixty-five years of age.
Sporadic Diseases.—There were no deaths from this class of
diseases during the year.
Venereal.
Syphilis.—Two deaths were given as due to Syphilis, as against
4 in 1921 and 4 in 1920. One occurred in East Greenwich and 1
in Charlton. One of the deceased persons was in the Greenwich
and Deptford Hospital and 1 in the Miller Hospital.
There were no deaths from Gonorrhoea during the year.
Septic Diseases.
Erysipelas.—One death occurred from this cause in 1922, 2
in 1921 and 6 in 1920.
Puerperal Fever.—There were no deaths from this disease
during the year.
Pyemia and Septicemia, &c.—There were 6 deaths from this
disease during the year and 1 death from other allied diseases.
Malarial.
Rheumatic Fever.—There was 1 death in 1922 as compared
with 3 in 1921, 12 in 1920 and 3 in 1919.
Rheumatism of the Heart.—There was 1 death attributed
to this cause.
Tuberculosis.
This class includes the causes of 141 deaths during the year
under review, with a rate of 1.38; these figures compare with 174,
147 and 138, the totals of the years 1919, 1920 and 1921 respectively,
and respective rates of 1.66, 1.40 and 1.37.
Tuberculosis of the Lungs (Consumption) is, as usual, credited
with the major portion of these deaths, there being 120 attributed
to this cause, or a rate of 1.18 per 1,000.
Locally, the deaths were 20 in St. Nicholas (giving a Death Rate
of 2.6), 22 in Charlton (giving a Death Rate of 1.15), 31 in West
Greenwich (giving a Death Rate of 1.14), and 47 in East Greenwich
(giving a Death Rate of 1.05).