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from this disease, have been supplied from the Public Health Department
during the year.
Typhoid Fever.—There was 1 death ascribed as due to this
disease; there were 2 in 1920, 2 in 1919, 4 in 1918, 2 in 1917
and 0 in 1910. The death occurred in Kidbrooke.
Diarrhcea and Zymotic Enteritis.—Twenty.seven deaths
were stated to be due to this cause, equalling a rate of 26 per
1,000. Last year there were 22 deaths, and 38, 37 and 28 respectively
in 1917, 1918 and 1919.
The deaths were distributed as follows:—Eight in East Greenwich,
10 in West Greenwich, 1 in St. Nicholas, 7 in Charlton and
1 in Kidbrooke. Eighteen patients were under five years of age.
The deaths in 1920 were distributed as follows:—Six in East
Greenwich, 7 in West Greenwich, 6 in St. Nicholas and 3 in
Charlton.
Influenza.—Influenza is found to have been the responsible
cause of 19 deaths in 1921; 133 was the average of th,e previous
three years. Of the 19, 4 were over sixty.five years of age.
Sporadic Diseases.—There were no deaths from this class of
diseases during the year.
Venereal. Syphilis.—Four deaths were given as due to
Syphilis, as against 4 in 1920 and 11 in 1919. Of these 4 deaths,
3 were under five years of age. Two occurred in East Greenwich
and 2 in West Greenwich. One of the deceased persons was in
the Greenwich Infirmary and 1 in an outside Institution.
There were no deaths from Gonorrhoea during the year.
Septic Diseases. Erysipelas.—Two deaths occurred from this
cause in 1921, 6 in 1920 and 2 in 1919.
Puerperal Fever.—There was 1 death from this disease during
the year.
Pyæmia and Septicemia, &c.—There were 5 deaths from this
disease during the year, 1 death from other allied diseases and 1
from Infective Endocarditis.
Malarial. Rheumatic Fever.—There were 3 deaths in 1921
as compared with 12 in 1920, 3 in 1919 and 1 in 1918.
Malarial Fever.—There was 1 death attributed to this cause,
the patient being over 65 years of age.