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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
six to Locomotor Ataxy, 28 to Epilepsy, and 53 to other diseases
of the Nervous System.
Circulatory Diseases.
From the above group of diseases, 541 deaths occurred, 207
of which, 88 males and 119 females, were due to Valvular disease
of the Heart.
103 of these deaths occurred in Clapham, 49 in Putney, 192 in
Streatham, 51 in Tooting, and 146 in Wandsworth.
Respiratory Diseases.
The total number of deaths was 686, 132 in Clapham, 52 in
Putney, 199 in Streatham, 85 in Tooting, and 218 in Wandsworth.
293 of the deaths occurred from Bronchitis, 46 from Lobar
Pneumonia, 133 from Lobular or Broncho-Pneumonia, 168 from
Pneumonia in which the exact form was not distinguished, and
46 from other diseases of the Respiratory Organs.
79 of the deaths were of infants under one year, 50 from one
and under two years, 49 from two and under five years, 30 from
five and under 15 years, 21 from 15 and under 25 years, 80
from 25 and under 45 years, 141 from 45 and under 65 years, and
236 over 65 years.
Deaths from other Causes.
From Appendicitis and Typhlitis 23 deaths, 13 of males and
10 of females, occurred.
From Alcoholism, Acute and Chronic, one death, a male
occurred; and 13, 10 of males and three of females, from Cirrhosis
of Liver.