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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
From Nephritis and Bright's disease 124 deaths occurred,
67 of males and 57 of females.
From Accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Child Birth
cme death occurred. This, added to the number of deaths from
Puerperal Fever—viz., eight—gives a total of nine deaths after
child birth, or a proportion of 1.92 per 1,000 births.
Diabetes Mellitus was the cause of 20 deaths, six of males and
14 of females.
Premature Birth and Developmental Diseases.
179 deaths, 103 of males and 76 of females, were registered
as having occurred from these diseases.
76 of the deaths were due to Premature Birth, 89 to Developmental
diseases and 14 from other diseases of Early Infancy. 169
were of infants under one year, three from one and under two years,
and seven over two years.
The number of deaths from these diseases in the Borough is
shown more in detail in an earlier part of this Report in Table
XII., which deals with Infantile Mortality.
Old Age.
211 deaths, 64 of males and 147 of females, occurred from
Old Age. 55 in Clapham, 20 in Putney, 63 in Streatham, 19 in
Tooting, and 54 in Wandsworth. All the deaths except one were of
persons over 65 years of age.