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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Premature Birth and Developmental Diseases.
From these causes of death 322 deaths occurred, 180 of males
and 142 of females, compared with 308 in 1902, and 274 in 190.
in of the deaths were due to Premature Birth and 211 to
Developmental Diseases. 313 were of infants under one year of
age and nine of children from one to five years. 71 of these
deaths occurred in Clapham, 28 in Putney, 87 in Streatham, 43 in
Tooting, and 93 in Wandsworth.
Old Age.
191 deaths occurred from Old Age, 72 of males and 119 of
females, compared with 190 in 1902 and 184 in 1901.
54 of the deaths occurred in Clapham, 21 in Putney, 49 in
Streatham, 13 in Tooting, and 54 in Wandsworth.
With one exception all the deaths were of persons over 65
years of age. 790 or 25.70 per cent. of the total deaths occurred
in persons over 65 years of age, compared with 791 or 23.76 per
cent. in 1902.
The percentage of deaths of persons over 65 years of age to
total deaths in the several sub-districts was as follows:—in
Clapham 28.73, Putney 27.42, Streatham 30.02, Tooting 15.74,
and Wandsworth 21.81.
One death of a female of 105 years of age occurred in the
Union infirmary.
Deaths from other causes.
From Cirrhosis of the Liver there were registered 36 deaths,
18 of males and 18 of females, compared with 40 in 1902; and
from Nephritis and Bright's disease there were 79 deaths, compared
with 81 in 1902.
in the deaths from All Other Causes, which numbered 625,
compared with 609 in 1902, are included all the deaths from
diseases of the Nervous System, exclusive of Meningitis and
Softening of the Brain, as well as the deaths from diseases of the
intestinal Organs and of the Urinary Organs.
Of the total deaths from All Other Causes, 140 occurred in
Clapham, 61 in Putney, 215 in Streatham, 34 in Tooting, and 175
in Wandsworth,