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OTHER DISEASES. 43
OTHER DISEASES.
Influenza.—There were 40 (44)* deaths from this cause, equal to a rate of 0.27 (0.30)
per 1,000 persons of all ages, and 0.17 below the mean (0.44). The deaths in St. Mary
numbered 23 (27), equal to a rate of 0.23 (mean 0.45), those in St. John 13 (8), rate 0.38
(mean 0.43), and those in North-West Paddington 4 (9), rate 0.23 (mean 0.40).
Respiratory Diseases.—From bronchitis (acute and chronic) there were 189 (194) deaths,
and from the various forms of pneumonia 162 (120). The mortalities were 1.27 and 1.09
respectively, the mean rates being 1.68 and 0.96. Some of the increased mortality from the
pneumonias was doubtless consequential on the prevalence of measles. In St. Mary there
were 137 (144) deaths from bronchitis, and 115 (79) from pneumonia. The corresponding
mortalities were 1.40 and 1.17, compared with decennial mean rates of 1.95 and 1.07. In
St. John the deaths numbered 31 from bronchitis and 30 from pneumonia, while the deaths
from each of these causes in 1904 numbered 19 only. The mortality from bronchitis was
0.92, that from pneumonia 0.89, the respective mean rates being 0.97 and 0.55. In
North-West Paddington 21 (31) deaths were registered from bronchitis, rate 1.25 (mean 1.59)
and 17 (22) from pneumonia, rate 1.01 (mean 1.14).
Alcoholism.—Under this heading are included all deaths from acute and chronic
alcoholism, and from cirrhosis of the liver. The total number of deaths from these causes
during the past year was 42, four in excess of the number in 1904. An analysis of the
figures for the past five years points to a diminished mortality from these causes among
males, but an increased among females. A special feature is the small proportion of deaths
of females from acute alcoholism to all deaths from "alcoholism." In the five years 10
out of 94 deaths of males were due to the acute variety, as compared with 2 out of 115
deaths of females. (See below.)

The mortality from "alcoholism" last year was 0.27 per 1,000 persons of all ages,
or 0.02 above the decennial mean. A full comparison of rates is given below:—

In 1904 the mortality in North-West Paddington was only 0.05 per 1,000.
* Figures for 1904 shown thus.