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Deaths from Zymotic Diseases.
There has been an increase in the deaths from these diseases,
the figures being 197 against 163 in the previous year, and 243 the
average for the last 10 years. This gives a zymotic death-rate
of 1.63.
Measles.
There were 3 deaths due to this disease, which is below the
average for the last 10 years, and 53 below the number for 1920.
Whooping Cough.
14 deaths were due to this cause, against 41 in 1920.
Enteric Fever.
3 deaths were due to this cause. There was 1 death in 1920.
Tubercular Diseases.
The number of deaths from all forms of tubercular disease in
1921 was 185, against 170 in 1920.
Phthisis.
In Table B will be found particulars of deaths from phthisis
since the year 1911. There were 163 deaths due to this cause,
which is 26 more than the number recorded in the previous year.
TABLE B— PHTHISIS.
Sub.
District.
Bermondsey.
Whole
Borough.
Rotherhithe.
St. Olave.
London.
Year.
Rate.
No.
Rate.
No.
Rate.
Rate.
No.
No.
Rate.
No.
1911
141
1.72
52
1.48
18
2.08
211
1.68
6084
1.35
1912
138
1.68
57
1.64
17
1.98
212
1.69
6069
1.35
1913
125
1.53
64
1.86
12
1.42
201
1.61
5981
1.30
136
1.66
46
1.35
21
2.53
203
1.63
6281
1.39
1914
1915
156
1.76
57
1.77
20
2.42
233
1.97
6782
1.54
1916
126
1.70
44
1.38
14
1.78
184
1.61
6288
1.45
1917
123
1.75
61
2.02
14
1.88
198
1.83
6658
1.57
1918
117
1.66
43
1.42
9
1.20
169
1.56
7048
1.78
1919
104
1.28
58
1.66
12
1.39
174
1.40
5332
-
1920
81
0.96
46
1.27
10
1.12
137
1.06
-
-
Averages
for years
1911-1920
124
1.57
52
1.58
14
1.78
192
1.60
-
-
106
-
43
-
14
-
163
1.35
-
-
1921
10