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156 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Of the 302 deaths in the Tooting Bee Asylum, 129 were from
Old Age, 14 from Tubercular disease of the Lungs, 54 from
diseases of the Respiratory Organs, 33 from diseases of the
Heart, 34 from diseases of the Nervous System, 10 from Bright's
disease, six from Cancer, one from Accident, and 21 from all
other causes.
In the Fever Hospitals 84 deaths occurred, 37 of which
belonged to the Borough, compared with 126 in 1908, 53 in 1907,
55 in 1906, 50 in 1905, and 106 in 1904. 30 of these deaths were
from Scarlet Fever, 47 from Diphtheria, none from Enteric Fever,
two from Measles, two from diseases of the Respiratory Organs,
two from Enteritis, and one from Accident.
114 deaths occurred in the Tooting Home, 51 of which were
Borough residents. 39 of these were from Tubercular disease of
the Lungs, 44 from Old Age, 10 from diseases of the Respiratory
Organs, three from Cancer, four from Organic disease of the
Heart, and 14 from all other causes.
In W andsworth 76 deaths occurred in the Middlesex County
Asylum, 14 in the Royal Hospital for Incurables, six in the
Prison, and 68 in the Workhouse.
Of the 76 deaths in the Middlesex County Asylum, 14 were
from Tubercular disease of the Lungs, 10 from Old Age, eight
from diseases of the Respiratory Organs, three from Bright's
disease, one from Enteritis, one from other forms of Tubercular
diseases, two from Cancer, 26 from diseases of the Brain and
Nervous System (of which 14 were from General Paralysis of the
Insane, six from Epilepsy, and one from Apoplexy), seven from
Heart disease, and six from other causes.
Of the 13 deaths in the Royal Hospital for Incurables, three
were from Tubercular diseases, one from Cancer, two from
diseases of the Respiratory Organs, and seven from all other
auses.
Of the six deaths in the Prison, two were from Tubercular
diseases, two from diseases of the Respiratory Organs, one from
disease of the Stomach, and one was a case of Execution.