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Urinary System. Fifty-four deaths, equal to a rate of 0.59
per 1,000, occurred from diseases affecting this system. Thirtynine
were from Bright's Disease, 5 from Acute Nephritis,
7 from diseases of the Bladder and Prostate, and 3 from other and
ill-defined causes of the urinary system.
Reproductive System. Disease of the generative organs was
the cause of 3 deaths, 2 deaths were attributed to diseases of
Uterus and Appendages and 1 to Testis and Penis. There were
3 deaths attributed to diseases of Parturition.
Bones and Joints. There was 1 death from Arthritis.
Integumentary System. Theire were 2 deaths from diseases
of the Integumentary System.
External Causes. There were 60 deaths given as due to
causes grouped under this heading; 57 were the result of accident
or negligence, 2 were from Suicide, and 1 Homicide.
Suffocation, by being overlaid in bed, was the cause of death
of 6 children under five years of age (compared with 5 from
this cause last year); 7 cases were from drowning, while accidents
on railways, in vehicular traffic and in building operations, falls,
etc., were responsible for 44 deaths.
Ill-Defined Causes. There was no death the cause of which
was not ascertained in 1917.

Notifications under the Provisions of the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891. During the year 1,400 cases have been
notified under the above Act, as compared with 1,906, 1,493, and
1,778 respectively, in the preceding years 1916, 1915, and 1914.
Small-Pox. No cases of this disease were notified during
the year in persons residing in the Borough.
Chicken Pox. This disease was not notifiable this year.