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Whooping Cough.—This disease was given as the cause of
five deaths with a Death Rate of .05 per 1,000. Thore wore 6 deaths
in the year 1932, 8 in 1933, 6 in 1934 and 1 in 1935.
Diphtheria.—There were 3 deaths during the year. This
gives a Death Rate of .03 which was the same rate recorded for the
previous year.
Three deaths occurred in 1935, 5 in 1934, 14 in 1933, 7 in 1932
and 11 in 1931. Two of the patients were under five years of age.
Enteric Fever,—Thore was one death ascribed to this disease
during tho year. There was one in 1935 and 0 in 1934, 1933 and
1932 respectively.
Diarrhoea, Dysentry and Zymotic Enteritis.—Twentyseven
deaths were stated to be due to these causes, equalling a
Death Rate of 27 per 1,000. Last year there were 14 deaths,
30 in 1934, 17 in 1933, 24 in 1932 and 16 in 1931.
Influenza.—There were 8 deaths due to this cause during
the year compared with 9 for the previous year. Five occurred
in East Greenwich, one in West Greenwich and 2 in Charlton and
Kidbrooke.
Tuberculosis.
This class includes the causes of 73 deaths during the year
under review, with a rate of .76. These figures compare with
87, 106, 85 and 78, the totals of the years 1932, 1933, 1934 and
1935 respectively, and the respective rates of .86, 1.08, .87 and .80.
Tuberculosis of the Lungs (Consumption) is, as usual, credited
with the major portion of these deaths, there being 66 attributed to
the cause or a rate of .68 per 1,000 as compared with .74 for the last
year.
Locally the deaths were 28 in East Greenwich (Death Rate
.75); 9 in St. Nicholas, Deptford (Death Rate 1.45); 15 in Charlton
and Kidbrooke (Death Rate .54); 12 in West Greenwich (Death
Rate .52).
The remaining forms of Tuborculosis were responsible for 7
deaths, 4 of which occurred in East Greenwich, 2 in West Greenwich
and 1 in Charlton and Kidbrooke.