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REMARKS ON VARIOUS DEATH CAUSES.
Infective Diseases.
Principal Epidemic Diseases.—There were 126 deaths
due to this class of disease, equalling a Death Rate of 1.11 per
1,000; the rate last year was 89, and was 58, 54 and 54
in 1925, 1926 and 1927 respectively.
Zymotic.—The purely Zymotic class of epidemic diseases
is credited with causing a total of 54 deaths, equalling a Death
Rate of 52 per 1,000.
Locally the Zymotic Death Rate varied from 30 in
Kid'brooke (nil in 1928); 36 in East Greenwich (60 in
1928); 44 in West Greenwich (.63 in 1928); 64 in
Charlton (.50 in 1928); to 1.48 in St. Nicholas, Deptford
(.94 in 1928).
Smallpox.—There were no deaths from Smallpox, this
being the twenty-eventh year since a death occurred from this
cause in the Borough.
Measles.—There were 9 deaths ascribed as due to this
disease (8 being under five years of age). This is equal to a
Death Rate of 08 per 1,000. One occurred in East Greenwich,
4 in West Greenwich, 2 in St. Nicholas and 2 in Charlton.
The number of deaths recorded last year was 25, and in
the years 1925, 1926 and 1927, 21, 13 and Nil, respectively.
Scarlet Fever.—This disease occasioned no deaths during
the year. Three such deaths occurred in 1925, 1 in 1926, 2 in
1927, and 1 in 1928.
Whooping Cough.—This disease was given as the cause
of 17 deaths, with a Death Rate of 16 per 1,000. There were
8, 16, 4 and 15 deaths respectively in the years 1928, 1927,
1926 and 1925.
Seven deaths occurred in East Greenwich, 5 in West
Greenwich and 5 in St. Nicholas.
Diphtheria.—There were 16 deaths during the year.
This gives a Death Rate of 15 comparing with 14 for the
previous year.
Fifteen deaths occurred in 1928, 11 in 1927, 12 in 1926,
and 14 in 1925.
Four of the patients were under five years of age.