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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Of the nine in St. Anne's Home, three were from diseases of
the respiratory organs, one from Consumption, one from Old Age,
one from Disease of the Stomach, and three from Heart Disease.
In Tooting there were 317 deaths in Public Institutions, 98
of which belonged to the Borough.
Of the 245 deaths in the Fever Hospitals 81 were from
Diphtheria, 49 from Enteric Fever, six from Measles, eight from
Consumption, one from Developmental Diseases, one from
Meningitis, one from Enteritis, four from Broncho Pneumonia, one
from Bright's Disease, and six from other Diseases.
Of the 71 deaths in the Tooting Home 14 were from Consumption,
27 from Old Age, one from other Tubercular Diseases,
one from Cancer, three from Organic Heart Disease, three from
Acute Bronchitis, eight from Chronic Bronchitis, two from Lobar
Pneumonia, three from Bright's Disease, and nine from all other
causes.
One death from Old Age occurred in Fairfield House.
In the sub-district of Wandsworth, 162 deaths occurred in
Public Institutions, 129 in the Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum,
eight in the Prison, eight in the Workhouse, and 17 in the Royal
Hospital for Incurables.
Of the 129 deaths in the Middlesex Asylum, two were from
Enteric Fever, two from Enteritis, 16 from Consumption, two from
other forms of Tubercular Diseases, 26 from Old Age, one from
Meningitis, seven from Cerebral Softening, six from Heart Disease,
three from diseases of the organs of respiration, one from Gastritis,
one from Obstruction of the Bowels, four from Bright's Disease,
one from accident, one from Blood Poisoning, 29 from General
Paralysis of the Insane, and 27 from other forms of Insanity and
other causes.
Of the eight in the Prison, one death occurred from Septic
Poisoning, one from Obstruction of the Bowels, one from
Meningitis, and two from other causes. There were also three
executions during the year.