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REMARKS OX V ARIOUS DEATH CAUSES.
Infective Diseases.
Epidemic.—There were 94 deaths due to this class of disease,,
equalling a Death Rate of .93 per 1,000; the rate last year' was
88, and was 154, 4.80 and 153 in 1917, 1918 and 1919 respectively.
Zymotic.—The purely Zymotic class of epidemic diseases
is credited with causing a total of 77 deaths, equalling a Death
Kate of .76 per 1,000.
Locally the Zymotic Death Rate varied from .20 in St. Nicholas
(1.90 in 1920), .53 in Charlton (.49 in 1920), .62 in Kidbrooke
(.32 in 1920), .77 in West Greenwich (104 in 1920), up to .95 in
East Greenwich (.73 in 1920).
Small-Pox.—There were no deaths from Small-Fox, this being
the nineteenth year since a death occurred from this cause in the
Borough.
Measles.—Five deaths were ascribed as due to this disease.
All the patients were under five years of age. This is the lowest
figure recorded since the inception of the Council in 1900. The
deaths recorded last year were 26, and 45, 45 and 13 in the years
1917, 1918 and 1919 respectively.
One death occurred in East Greenwich and 4 in West Greenwich.
The quarterly incidence was 2 in the second quarter and 3 in
the fourth.
Scarlet Fever.—This disease occasioned 6 deaths, 4 of which
were under five years.
Four deaths occurred in East Greenwich and 2 in West Greenwich.
Two such deaths occurred in 1920 and 7 in 1919.
Diphtheria.—There were 28 deaths during the year. This
gives a Death Rate of .27 comparing with 12 for the previous year.
Thirteen deaths occurred in 1920, and 27, 16 and 15 in 1917,
1918 and 1916 respectively.
Fourteen of the patients were under five years of age.
Thirty.one tubes of Diphtheria Anti.toxin, containing a total
of 62,000 units of serum, for the treatment of patients suffering