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Diarrhoea, Dysentery, and Zymotic Enteritis.—Twelve
deaths were said to be due to these causes, equalling a rate of
•11 per 1,000. Last year there were 6 deaths, and 13 in 1922
and 1923 respectively, and 12 in 1924.
Influenza.—Influenza is found to have been the responsible
cause of 12 deaths ; 16 was the average for the previous three
years. Seven cases were over 65 years of age.
Four deaths occurred in East Greenwich, 5 in West Greenwich,
2 in Charlton, and 1 in Kidbrooke.
Sporadic Diseases.—There was 1 death from this class of
disease during the year, tetanus being the cause.
Venereal.
Syphilis.—Six deaths were given as due to Syphilis, as
against 6 in 1925 and 3 in 1924. Two occurred in West Greenwich,
1 in St. Nicholas, Deptford, and 3 in Charlton. Of the
6 deceased persons, 3 were in the Greenwich and Deptford
Hospital, and 2 were in Outside Institutions.
There were no deaths from Gonorrhoea during the year.
Septic Diseases.
Erysipelas.—There were no deaths from this cause in 1926.
There were 1 in 1922, and 3 in 1923.
Puerperal Fever.—There were no deaths from this disease
during the year. There were no deaths in 1925, and 2 in 1924.
Pyemia and Septicæmia, &c.—There were 11 deaths from
this disease during the year, 1 from Hospital Gangrene, and 1
from other Allied Diseases.
Malarial.
Rheumatic Fever.—There was 1 death in 1926 as compared
with 7 in 1925, 3 in 1924, and 3 in 1923.
Rheumatism of the Heart.—There were 3 deaths attributed
to this cause.
Tuberculosis.
This class includes the causes of 117 deaths during the year
under review, with a rate of 1.12; these figures compare with
133, 127 and 117, the totals of the years 1923, 1924, and 1925
respectively, and the respective rates of 1.30, 1.21 and 1.12.