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children under five years of age. Three occurred in East Greenwich,
West Greenwich, 1 in St. Nicholas and 1 in Charlton. One of
was in the Greenwioh Infirmary and one in the
Cottage Hospital,
There were no deaths from Gonorrhoea during the year.
Septic. Erysipelas. Three deaths occurred from this cause
in 1916, 4 in 1915, 4 in 1914 and 1 in 1913.
Puerperal Fever. There were 3 deaths from this disease during
the year.
Pyaemia and Septicaemia. There were 4 deaths from this disease
during the year. Infective Endocarditis. No deaths were ascribed
to this cause in 1916. The number was 0 in 1915, 1 in 1914 and 0
in 1913.
Malarial. Rheumatic Fever. There was 1 death in 1916 as compared
with 3 in 1915, 1 in 1914 and 0 in 1913.
Tuberculosis. This class includes the causes of 170 deaths
during the year under review, with a rate of l.80; these figures
compare with 302, 176 and 141, the totals of the preceding three
years, and respective rates of 2.09, l.84 and 1.45.
Tuberculosis of the lungs (Consumption) is, as usual, credited
with the major portion of these deaths, there being 133 attributed
to this cause, or a rate of 1.40 per 1,000.
Locally, the deaths were 1 in Kidbrooke, giving a Death Rate
of .35; 13 in St. Nicholas, giving a Death Rate of l.82; 15 in
Charlton, giving a Death Rate of .91; 50 in East Greenwich, giving
a Death Rats of 1.1; and 53 in West Greenwich, giving a Death Rate
of 2.3 per 1,000.
The remaining forms of Tuberculosis were responsible for 38
deaths, 23 being in East Greenwich, 10 in West Greenwich, 4 in St.
Nicholas, 3 in Charlton and 0 in Kidbrooke.
Of these other forma of Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis of the
Brain or its Membranes was credited with 31, 10 being under five
years of age; Tubercle affecting the Intestines, 4 deaths (3 being
under five years of age); General Tuberculosis, 13 deaths (7 under
and 5 over five); and other forms 1.
Parasitic Diseases. There were no deaths from this class of
disease.
Dietetic Discuses. There were 5 deaths from this class of
disease, 1 due to Acute Alcoholism in Charlton, 4 to Chronic Alcoholism,
1 in West Greenwich, 2 in St. Nicholas and 1 in Charlton.
Constitutional Diseases. The deaths from this cause were
139 in number, which gives a rate of 1.37 per 1,000. Of these,
104 were attributed to Cancer, 14 to Diabetes, 5 to Osteo-Arthritis,
1 to Purpura Haemorrhagica and 5 to Anaemia. The deaths from
Camcer were distributed as follows:- 49 occurre in East Greenwich,
27 in West Greenwich, 6 in St. Nicholas, 19 in Charlton and 3 in.
Kidbrooke.
Developmental Diseases. There were 190 deaths from this
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