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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
two in Putney, seven in Streatham, four in Tooting, and 12 in
Wandsworth. in 20 of these it was reported that the bacillus had
been found and in 16 that it was absent.
A large number of medical men either examine the sputum
themselves or have it examined privately.
Circulatory Diseases.
During the year 410 deaths were registered as occurring from
diseases of the Organs of the Circulatory System, which include
not only those occurring from valvular disease of the heart, but
also all other diseases of that organ.
104 of the deaths occurred in Clapham, 36 in Putney, 129 in
Streatham, 27 in Tooting, and 114 in Wandsworth.
From organic valvular disease of the heart 125 deaths
occurred, compared with 178 in 1902, and 143 in 1901. Two of
these were of infants under one year, 12 of persons from five to 15,
10 from 15 to 25, 60 from 25 to 65, and 41 over 65 years.
60 of the deaths were of males and 65 of females.
RESPIRATORY DISEASES.
The number of deaths from the above group of diseases was
379, compared with 550 1n 1902. 87 of the deaths occurred in
Clapham, 30 in Putney, 92 in Streatham, 21 in Tooting, and 149
in Wandsworth.
Of the total deaths 106 occurred from Acute Bronchitis, 76
from Chronic Bronchitis, 83 from Lobar Pneumonia, 92 from
Lobular or Broncho-Pneumonia, and 21 from other diseases of
the Respiratory Organs. Each of these is much lower than last
year with the exception of other respiratory diseases which is the
same.
The large decrease in the number of the deaths from diseases
of the Respiratory Organs is due to the fact that influenza was not
prevalent, and also that the climatic conditions generally throughout
the year did not favour the causation of these diseases.
The number of deaths is 186 below the average for the preceding
ten years corrected for increase of population.