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Wandsworth 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
TABLE XLIV.(Continued).
| Brought forward | 103 |
| Barber | 1 |
| Slater | 1 |
| Coachman | 1 |
| Dressmaker | 1 |
| Nurse | 1 |
| Saddler | 1 |
| Other occupations | 106 |
| Total | 215 |
In a large number of the deaths disinfection was carried out
by the Sanitary Authority, and this has been much appreciated.
In the report for 1903 the question of Consumption will be
more fully dealt with, and the result of the system of voluntary
notification, which has, since the close of 1902, been adopted by the
Council, will be recorded and commented on.
Circulatory Diseases.
In the above are included not only organic and valvular
disease of the heart, but also all other diseases of the circulatory
organs.
In all 320 deaths from these diseases were registered (88 in
Clapham, 29 in Putney, 82 in Streatham, 26 in Tooting, and 95 in
Wandsworth).
178 deaths occurred from organic affections of the heart,
compared with 143 in 1901. 25 of these deaths were of persons
under 25 years of age, and 153 of persons over 25 years. The
number of deaths among males was slightly less than among
females.
Respiratory Diseases.
547 deaths occurred from diseases of the respiratory organs
(121 in Clapham, 67 in Putney, 135 in Streatham, 43 in Tooting,
and 181 in Wandsworth). Of the total deaths 164 occurred from
Acute Bronchitis, 118 from Chronic Bronchitis, 118 from Lobar
Pneumonia, 152 from Broncho Pneumonia, and 21 from other
diseases of the respiratory organs.