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MALIGNANT DISEASES.
Cancer was responsible for a total of 148 deaths for the year.
The number of deaths in 1937, 1936, 1935, 1934 and 1933 were
159, 134, 156, 161 and 162 respectively.
The distribution of deaths were as follow : 63 in East Greenwich,
31 in West Greenwich, 46 in Charlton and Kidbrooke, and 8
in St. Nicholas, Deptford.
DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
Heart Disease.—Once again the deaths from this cause
occupy the principal place in the classification of diseases, there
being 312 deaths as compared with 338 for the year 1937. This
class is therefore responsible for 30% of the total deaths in the
Borough.
MORTUARY.
During the year 110 bodies were received into the Mortuary.
The details are as under:—
Bodies brought in upon which inquests were held 94
Bodies brought in upon which post-mortems were held 44
Bodies brought in upon which inquests were considered
unnecessary 16
Bodies brought in which were recovered from River
Thames 8
Bodies brought in where death occurred from infectious
disease 4