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84 Report of the Med1cal Off1cer of Health.

Deaths in Public institutions.
In the Public institutions in the Borough 570 deaths occurred
during the year, 444 of which were of persons who did not belong
and 126 of persons belonging to the Borough.
In Clapham there were 63 deaths in the Hostel of God and
of these 30 were from Tubercular disease of the Lungs, 30 from
Cancer, one from Other Tubercular diseases, and two from other
causes.
In Streatham there were 17 deaths,, six in the Middlesex
County Asylum Annexe, and 11 1n St. Ann's Home.
Of the six in the Asylum, two were from Tubercular disease
of the Lungs, one from Old Age and three from All Other Causes.
Of the 11 deaths in St. Ann's Home three were from diseases
of the Respiratory Organs, one from Tubercular disease of the
Lungs, and seven from All Other Causes.
In Putney five deaths occurred in the Priory, Roehampton,
two from heart disease, one from Old Age and two from other
diseases.
In Tooting 336 deaths occurred in Public institutions, 121 of
which were of persons belonging to this Borough.
Of the 117 deaths in Tooting Bee Asylum, 23 were from Old
Age, 23 from diseases of the Respiratory Organs, 10 from Cancer,
nine from Tubercular disease of the Lungs, two from other
Tubercular diseases, eight from influenza, one from Softening of
the Brain, three from Organic disease of the Heart, four from