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REMARKS ON VARIOUS DEATH CAUSES.
Infective Diseases.
Epidemic.—There were 56 deaths due to this class of disease,
equalling a Death Rate of .54 per 1,000; the rate last year
was .54, and was .71, 1.34 and .58 in 1923, 1924 and 1925
respectively.
Zymotic.—The purely Zymotic class of epidemic diseases is
credited with causing a total of 38 deaths, equalling a Death
Rate of .36 per 1,000.
Locally the Zymotic Death Rate varied from .04 in Charlton
(.04 in 1926), .38 in St. Nicholas (1.02 in 1926), .40 in
West Greenwich (.14 in 1926). to .49 in East Greenwich (.08
in 1926).
Small-Pox.—There were no deaths from Small-Pox, this
being the twenty-fifth year since a death occurred from this
cause in the Borough.
Measles.—There were no deaths ascribed as due to this
disease, this being the first occasion since the inception) of the
Eorough that no deaths have occurred.
The number of deaths recorded last year was 13, and in
the years 1923, 1924 and 1925, 2, 28 and 21 respectively.
Scarlet Fever.—This disease occasioned 2 deaths, both of
which occurred in East Greenwich.
Two such deaths occurred in 1924, 3 in 1925 and 1 in
1926.
Whooping Cough.—This disease was given as the cause of
16 deaths, with a death rate of .15 per 1,000. There were
4, 15 and 16 deaths respectively in the years 1926, 1925 and
1924.
Nine deaths occurred in East Greenwich, 3 in West
Greenwich, 3 in St. Nicholas and 1 in Charltoni.
Diphtheria.—There were 11 deaths during the year. This
gives a death rate of .10 comparing with .11 for the previous
year.
Twelve deaths occurred in 1926, 14 in 1925 and 1924.
Four of the patients were under five years of age.
Typhoid Fever.—There was one death ascribed to this
disease, which occurred in West Greenwich, there were 6 in
1923, 1 in 1924, 1925 and 1906 respectively.