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Parish of Wandsworth.
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Diseases of the brain and nervous system were the
cause of 84 deaths, 66 below the corrected average.
42 of these deaths, or 50 per cent. occurred in the Middlesex
Lunatic Asylum, and 1 in the Workhouse. 16
deaths occurred in external institutions, making a corrected
total of 57 compared with 96 in 1895.
Prom diseases of the organs of circulation 89 deaths
occurred, 38 more than occurred in 1896, and 28.3
above the corrected average. 15 deaths from these diseases
occurred in internal and 26 in external institutions,
the corrected total being 100 compared with 65
in 1895.
Diseases of the digestive organs were the cause of
72 deaths, 16 above last year, and 15.2 above the corrected
decennial average. 40 or 55 per cent. of these
deaths occurred in infants under one year, and 47 or
65.2 per cent. under five years.
Prom diseases of the urinary organs, 21 deaths
occurred, one less than last year, and 8.5 below the
corrected average.
Seven deaths from these diseases occurred in internal
and nine in external institutions, the corrected
total being 23.
Prom premature birth, low vitality, and congenital
defects, 71 deaths occurred, 11 less than last year, and
.65 less than the corrected average. 3 of these deaths
occurred in internal and 6 in external institutions,
making a corrected total of 74. All the deaths were of
infants under one year.
52 deaths, 20 of males and 32 of females, occurred
from old age, one less than last year, but 10 above the