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Parish of Wandsworth.
18 occurred outside the district among persons belonging to it,
making a corrected total of 75. Calculated from this the deathrate
per 1,000 from phthisis alone was 1*41 per 1,000. This rate
is slightly lower than that of last year, and is '32 per 1,000 lower
than the average of England and Wales for the decennium
1881-90.
The total tubercular death-rate was 1*88 per 1,000, as compared
with 2-43 in England and Wales during the decennium 18S1-90.
Of the 75 deaths from phthisis pulmonalis by far the largest number
of deaths occurred between the ages of 25 to 45, while from other
tubercular diseases the great proportion occurred under 1 year of
age.
The other diseases grouped under the head of constitutional
diseases, viz. gout, rheumatism and cancer, were the cause of 51
deaths, cancer alone being the cause of 32 deaths, 12 males and 20
females. This is 6 more than last year.
Diseases of the respiratory organs were the cause of 128 deaths, 56
less than in 1893, and 51 less than the decennial average. 35 of
these deaths occurred in infants under 1 year, and 29 from 1 to 5
years. 24 of these occurred in out-lying institutions, while 18
occurred in internal institutions of persons belonging to this district.
Diseases of the nervous system caused 111 deaths, 1 more than
last year, and 47 below the corrected decennial average. 42 of
these deaths occurred in the Middlesex Lunatic Asylum, and 31 in
out-lying institutions.
Diseases of the circulatory system caused 52 deaths, 5 less than
last year, and 2 "4 below the decennial average. 8 of these occurred
in internal institutions, while 22 occurred in external, 17 of these
latter taking place in the Union Infirmary.
Diseases of the digestive system caused 51 deaths, 11 less than
last year but 5*7 above the decennial average; 24 of these deaths
occurred in infants under 1 year.