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REMARKS ON VARIOUS DEATH CAUSES.
Infective Diseases.
Epidemic.—There were 74 deaths due to this class of disease,
equalling a Death Rate of .71 per 1,000; the rate last year was .92
and was .93, 1.34 and .58, in 1921, 1922, and 1923 respectively.
Zymotic.—The purely Zymotic class of epidemic diseases is
credited with causing a total of 60 deaths, equalling a Death Rate
of .57 per 1,000.
Locally the Zymotic Death Rate varied from .44 in East Greenwich
(.56 in 1924), .62 in Charlton (.50 in 1924).66 in West Green-.
wich (.57 in 1924), to 1.15 in St. Nicholas, Deptford (1.77 in
1924).
Small-Pox.—There were no deaths from Small-Pox, this being
the twenty-third year since a death occurred from this cause in
the Borough.
Measles.—Twenty-one deaths only were ascribed as due to
this disease, 19 being under five years of age.
The number of deaths recorded last year was 28, and in the
years 1921, 1922 and 1923, 5, 29 and 2 respectively.
Two deaths occurred in East Greenwich, 10 in West Greenwich,
8 in St. Nicholas, and 1 in Charlton.
Scarlet Feveb.—This disease occasioned 3 deaths, two of
which were under five years, and occurred in East Greenwich.
Two such deaths occurred in 1923 and 2 in 1924.
Whooping Cough. This disease was given as the cause of
15 deaths with a death rate of .14 per 1000. There were 16, 13
and 11 deaths respectively in the years 1924, 1923 and 1922.
Five deaths occurred in East Greenwich, 5 in West Greenwich,
and 5 in Charlton.
Diphtheria.—There were 14 deaths during the year. This
gives a Death Rate of .13 comparing with .14 for the previous year.
Fourteen deaths occurred in 1924 and 28, 42 and 11 in 1922
and 1923 respectively.
Five of the patients were under five years of age.
Typhoid Fever.—There was one death ascribed to this
disease; there were 1 in 1921, 0 in 1922, 6 in 1923, and 1 in 1924.