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Enteric Fever.—There were only six fatal cases, equal to
a death rate of 0.04 per 1,000. The case mortality was equal
to 18.2 per cent. of the persons affected, compared with 8.7 for
the previous year.
Epidemic Diarrhœa and Epidemic Enteritis.—The total
deaths recorded in the year from these two diseases amounted
to 32, compared with 112 in 1904, shewing a death rate of 0.22
per 1,000 of the population compared with 0.80 in 1904. This
shews a considerable improvement. In comparison with other
Metropolitan Boroughs, Lewisham's record is again the second
lowest rate, Hampstead being 0.13. (See Table 12 and Leaflet,
Appendix 3.)
Death from other Infective Diseases were:—Influenza, 11;
Puerperal Fever, 4; Infective Endocarditis, 1; Erysipelas, 2;
Venereal Disease, 4; Septicœmia not Puerperal, 6; Pyaemia, 1;
and other Septic Diseases, 3.
CLASS II.—Tuberculous Diseases (172).—Phthisis.—This
disease was responsible for 126 deaths, or 7.5 per cent. of the total
1,691 deaths from all causes. This mortality is equal to a death
rate of 0.87 per 1,000 (compared with 0.84 in 1904) for the
whole Borough, the lowest rate of the ten Southern Metropolitan
Boroughs. Of the remaining London sanitary districts, only
Hampstead, 0.83, is lower. The district having the highest
mortality from this cause was Holborn, with 2.84 per 1,000.
The death rate for the County of London was 1.42.
The position of Lewisham, in comparison with other
Boroughs, is most satisfactory.
Sub-dividing the deaths over the three divisions, the
death rates were:—Lee 0.82, Lewisham 0.95, and Sydenham
and Forest Hill 0.76.