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Re-port of the Med1cal Off1cer of Health.
The lowest death-rate was 1n Streatham, v1z.:— 1.78, wh1le
for Tubercular d1sease of the Lungs Streatham had also the
lowest rate, v1z.:—.6l, and Wandsworth the h1ghest, v1z.:—1.33.
The follow1ng Table shows the death-rate per 100,000 for the
whole Borough, and for the separate sub-d1str1cts for the year as
well as for the preced1ng ten years.

The above Table shows that a cons1derable reduct1on has
taken place 1n the rate for Tubercular d1sease of the Lungs, but
that th1s year the sub-d1str1ct of Wandsworth has 1ncreased almost
to what 1t was 1n 1901.
No death from Tubercular d1sease of the Lungs occurred
under one year of age, only three from one to f1ve, f1ve from f1ve to
15, 42 from 15 to 25, 169 from 25 to 65, and 11 over 65 years of
age. 143 of the deaths were of males and 87 of females, compared
w1th 115 and 100 1n 1902. The 1ncrease 1s thus wholly due
to the number of deaths of males.
There was not the same d1fference between the number of
deaths of males and females from Other Tubercular d1seases, the
numbers be1ng respect1vely 65 and 48.
The l1st wh1ch follows g1ves the occupat1on of those who
d1ed dur1ng the year from Tubercular d1sease of the Lungs.
1n 92 cases the deceased had no occupat1on or were engaged
1n housework, wh1le 1n 138 the occupat1ons are def1n1tely stated.
Both 1n th1s year's Table and 1n the one 1n the report for 1902,
clerks head the l1st, but th1s year the number of deaths has
1ncreased from 16 to 23.