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Table D shews that the Death Rate (especially the Hospital
Death Rate) was higher than in 1897, but with that exception
the lowest since 1892.
17. There were 73 cases in the first quarter of the year, 63
in the second quarter, 92 in the third, and 195 in the fourth.
18. Table IV. gives the number of cases occurring in each
ward. The rate per 1000 population was 12.0 in the North East
Ward, 8.4 in the East, 7.8 in the North, 6.4 in the South, 5.1
in the West, 4.9 in the North West, 4.8 in the South East and
4.6 in the South West. As in the past two years the South
West Ward had one of the two lowest rates. The East Ward
had the highest rate in 1897.
19. It appears from Table V. that Earl Street School had
the highest number of cases, Ancona Road, Vicarage Road,
and Bloomfield Road coming next. As usual Eglinton Road
had far the smallest number of cases among the big schools,
but it must be remembered that this school receives a large
number of Woolwich children.
20. From Table V. we may see that the 423 cases of