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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Premature Birth and Developmental Diseases.
From the above causes there were 308 deaths in 1902, 179 of
males and 129 of females, compared with 274 in 1901.
131 of the deaths (77 of males and 54 of females) were from
Premature Birth, and 177 (102 of males and 75 of females) from
Developmental Diseases. 165 were under one year of age and 12
above that age.
70 of the deaths occurred in Claphain, 25 in Putney, 80 in
Streatham, 29 in Tooting, and 104 in Wandsworth.
Old Age.
190 deaths occurred from Old Age (70 of males and 120 of
females), compared with 184 in 1901.
48 of the deaths occurred in Clapham, 14 in Putney, 55 in
Streatham, 18 in Tooting, and 55 in Wandsworth.
With the exception of one, all the deaths were of persons over
65 years of age.
791, or 23.76 per cent. of the total deaths, occurred in persons
over 65 years of age, compared with 729, or 23.29 per cent., in 1901.
The percentage of deaths of persons over 65 years to total
deaths in the several parishes was as follows:—In Clapham 25.03,
Putney 23.32, Streatham 28 88, Tooting 2771, and Wandsworth
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Inquests.
The next Table shows the number of Inquests held during the
year in the Borough.
The total number was 225, compared with 207 in 1901, and
196 in 1900.
Streatham shows an increase of one, and Wandsworth of 26,
while Putney a decrease of three, and Tooting of six, compared
with 1901. The number in Clapham is exactly the same as in
1901.