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Alcoholism.
88. There were 8 deaths from Alcoholism, and 18
from 'Cirrhosis of the Liver, making' a total of 26 deaths
probably due to alcohol, compared with 17, 18, 21, 20, and
23, in the five preceding years. In addition to these there
were 377 deaths from diseases of the brain and nervous
system (excluding Meningitis) heart, blood vessels, and
kidneys, of which a large proportion was certainly caused
directly or indirectly by alcohol. The deaths from these
causes in the five preceding years were 347, 327, 346, 335,
and 343 respectively.
It is unsatisfactory to find that the deaths due to alcoholism
are steadily increasing in Woolwich.
89. The death-rate from Alcoholism and Cirrhosis of the
Liver was 0'21 in the Borough, and in 1910, 0.18 in the
County of London. There is one licensed house per 658
population in the Borough, and one per 266 in River Ward.
Syphilis.
90. There were 6 deaths from Syphilis, compared with
10, 9, 7, 10, and 7, in the five preceding years. Five oi
these occurred in Public Institutions. All were males.
Three were infants under one year. There were in addition
25 deaths from General Paralysis, Tabes Dorcalis (Locomotor-ataxy)
and Aneurism, diseases which are considered
to be usually due to Syphilis. These figures are far from
rgpresenting the total mortality caused by this disease.