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class occupied the principal place in the classification of diseases.
Comparable figures for the years 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948 and 1949
were 226, 240, 283, 223 and 250 respectively.
Diseases of the Respiratory System.—There were
altogether 130 deaths from these diseases, Bronchitis accounting
for 83 and Pneumonia (all forms) for 38.
Of the total deaths, 4 were of children under the age of 5 years
and 96 were in respect of persons 65 years and over.
The distribution locally was 46 in East Greenwich, 33 in West
Greenwich, 6 in St. Nicholas, Deptford, and 45 in Charlton and
Kidbrooke.
Influenza.—There was a general increase throughout the
country in the number of deaths from this disease during the current
year and the Greenwich figure of 19 giving a death rate of 0.21 per
1,000 population, shows an increase of 14 over that of 1950.
Deaths from Violence.—These numbered 36, including 9
from Motor Vehicle Accidents, 8 from Suicide and the remainder
being accounted for under the heading of 'All Other Accidents.'
Deaths from Motor Vehicle Accidents show an increase of 3
and Suicide a similar increase over those of the previous year.