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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Circulatory Diseases.
This group includes not only organic and valvular diseases
of the heart, but also numerous other diseases of the circulatory
organs.
From these 298 deaths occurred, compared with 399 in 1900.
of these 298 deaths, 143 ocurred from organic disease of the
heart. The greater proportion of these deaths occurred in persons
over 40 years of age, and the number of deaths among males was
greater than among females.
Respiratory Diseases.
477 deaths were caused by the numerous diseases grouped
under the above heading, compared with 577 in 1900. The
greater proportion of these deaths occurred from Pneumonia.
110 of the deaths were from Acute Bronchitis, 107 from Chronic
Bronchitis, 132 from Lobar Pneumonia, 172 from Broncho Pneumonia,
and 11 from other diseases of the respiratory organs.
Premature Birth and Developmental Diseases.
From these causes 274 deaths were registered, 144 of males
and 130 of females, compared with 242 in 1900. 264 of these
deaths were of infants under one year of age, and 10 from
Developmental Diseases between one and two years. 60 of the
deaths occurred in Clapham, 22 in Putney, 80 in Streatham, 31
in Tooting, and 81 in Wandsworth.
Old Age.
184 deaths were registered as due to Old Age (63 of males
and 121 of females), compared with 166 in 1900. The disparity
between the sexes is noticeable, and is more marked this year
than in previous years.
729, or 23.29 per cent., of the total deaths occurred in persons
over 65 years of age, compared with 772, or 24.2 per cent. in 1900.
57 of these deaths occurred in Clapham, 12 in Putney, 61 in
Streatham, 10 in Tooting, and 44 in Wandsworth.