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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.
The following Table shows the number of Inquests held on
residents in the Borough who died outside the Borough. The
large number in which a verdict of accidental death was returned
is due to the fact that cases of accident are often removed from
this Borough to a general hospital where the Inquest is held if the
case proves fatal.
| Clapham | Putney | Streatham | Tooting | Wandsworth | Whole Borough | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| Accidental | 9 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 7 | |
| Suicidal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Open Verdicts | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| 17 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 57 |
Deaths in Public Institutions.
In the Public Institutions in the Borough 564 deaths occurred
during the year, 463 of which were of persons belonging to other
districts.
In Clapham 66 deaths occurred, 65 in the Hostel of God, and
one in the Convent of Notre Dame.
25 of the deaths in the Hostel of God were from Consumption,
three from other Tubercular Diseases, 32 from Cancer, three from
organic heart disease, one from accident, and one from other
causes. The death in the Convent of Notre Dame was due to
disease of the heart.
In Streatham there were 19 deaths, ten in the Middlesex
County Lunatic Asylum Annexe, and nine in St. Anne's Home.
Of the ten deaths in the Asylum, three were from Phthisis, one
from Old Age, two from Pneumonia, one from Influenza, and three
from all other causes.