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Malarial.
Rheumatic Fever.—There were 3 deaths in 1924 as compared
with 3 in 1923. 1 in 1922. and 3 in 1921.
Rheumatism of the Heart.—There was one death attributed
to this cause.
Tuberculosis.
This class includes the causes of 127 deaths during the year
under review, with a rate of 1.21 ; these figures compare with 138,
141 and 133, the totals of the years 1921, 1922 and 1923 respectively
and respective rates of 1.37, 1.38 and 1.30.
Tuberculosis of the Lungs (Consumption) is, as usual, credited
with the major portion of these deaths, there being 106 attributed
to this cause, or a rate of 1.01 per 1,000.
Locally the deaths were 1 in Kidbrooke (giving a Death Rate
of .30), 6 in St. Nicholas, Deptford (giving a Death Rate of .75),
43 in East Greenwich (Death Rate .93), 21 in Charlton (Death Rate
1.07) and 35 in West Greenwich (Death Rate 1.25).
The remaining forms of Tuberculosis were responsible for 21
deaths, 11 of which occurred in East Greenwich, 7 in West Greenwich,
and 3 in Charlton.
Of these other forms of Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis of the
Brain and its membranes were credited with 6 (4 being under five
years of age), Tubercle affecting the Intestines 3, General Tuberculosis
10, and other forms of Tuberculosis 2 deaths.
Parasitic Diseases.—There were no deaths from this class
of disease.
Dietetic Diseases.—There was 1 death from this class of
disease.
Constitutional Diseases.—The deaths from this cause were
128 in number, which gives a rate of 1.22 per 1,000. Of these,
113 were attributed to Cancer, 6 to Diabetes, 4 to Anæmia, 4 to
Rheumatoid Arthritis, and 1 to Purpura Hemorrhagica.
The deaths from Cancer were distributed as follows 50
occurred in East Greenwich, 31 in West Greenwich, 5 in St. Nicholas,
24 in Charlton, and 3 in Kidbrooke.