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Diphtheria.—Again it is gratifying to report that there were
no deaths from Diphtheria during the year under review and that it
is now 5 years since one was recorded.
Tuberculosis.—There were 35 deaths from this disease during
the year giving a Death Rate of 0.39 compared with 44 deaths and a
Rate of 0.49 for the previous year. Again, this year's Rate compares
very favourably with the average T.B. Death Rate during the
previous 10 years, viz: 0.84.
The figures in the following table disclose a remarkable improvement
in the Tuberculosis situation in the Borough. In 10 years
the actual number of deaths has been halved, whilst the 1951
Rate is less than one-third of what it was in 1941:—
Year No. of Deaths Rate
1941 74 1.29
1942 64 1.05
1943 60 0.94
1944 50 0.81
1945 53 0.82
1946 75 0.97
1947 69 0.82
1948 62 0.73
1949 46 0.53
1950 44 0.49
10-year Average 60 0.84
1951 35 0.39
Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System is, as usual, credited
with the major portion of these deaths, there being 31 attributed
to the cause, equalling a Rate of 0.34 as compared with 0.45 for
the previous year.
Locally the deaths were: 12 in East Greenwich; 4 in West
Greenwich; 3 in St. Nicholas, Deptford; and 12 in Charlton and
Kidbrooke.
The remaining forms of Tuberculosis were responsible for 4
deaths, 1 of which occurred in East Greenwich; 1 in West Greenwich;
and 2 in Charlton and Kidbrooke.