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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
NON-INFECTIVE DISEASES.
Cancer.
The total number of deaths from Cancer and other malignant
diseases was 398, 146 of males and 252 of females. 79 of these
occurred in Clapham, 28 in Putney, 162 in Streatham, 39 in Tooting,
and 90 in Wandsworth.
The corrected death rate for the Borough was 1.28 per 1,000,
and for the sub-districts as follows:—Clapham 1.35, Putney .99.
Streatham .168, Tooting 1.08, and Wandsworth .97.
Two of the deaths occurred at five and under 15 years, one
at 15 and under 25 years, 45 at 25 and under 45 years, 162 at 45.
and under 65 years, and 188 over 65 years.
Diseases of the Brain and Nervous System.
From these diseases 324 deaths occurred. 76 in Clapham,
32 in Putney, 96 in Streatham, 31 in Tooting, and 89 in Wandsworth.
21 of the deaths were due to Meningitis, 147 to Cerebral
Haemorrhage or Apoplexy, 34 to Convulsions, seven to Softening of
the Brain, 23 to Paralysis, 27 to General Paralysis of the Insane,
nine to Locomotor Ataxy, 14 to Epilepsy, and 42 to other diseases
of the Nervous System.
Circulatory Diseases.
From the above group of diseases, 504 deaths occurred, 195
of which, 97 males and 98 females, were due to Valvular disease
of the Heart.
92 of these deaths occurred in Clapham, 62 in Putney, 162 in
Streatham, 43 in Tooting, and 145 in Wandsworth.
Respiratory Diseases.
The total number of deaths was 567. 102 in Clapham, 53 in
Putney, 168 in Streatham, 75 in Tooting, and 169 in Wandsworth.
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