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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
89
Bacteriological Examination of Sputum.
46 examinations of sputum were made by the Lister Institute of
Preventive Medicine—three from Clapham, four from Putney, 13 from
Streatham, and 26 from Wandsworth.
In 15 of the cases it was reported that the bacillus had been
found, and in 31 that it was absent.
Circulatory Diseases.
During the year, 327 deaths were registered as occurring from
the above, 147 of which, 62 males and 85 females, were from Valvular
disease of the heart.
89 of the deaths occurred in Clapham, 39 in Putney, 70 in
Streatham, 23 in Tooting, and 106 in Wandsworth.
The majority of the deaths from Valvular disease of the heart
were in adults, only 14 out of the 147 being of persons under 25
years.
62 of the deaths were of males and 85 of females. The increase,
compared with 1903, is largely due to the increase in the number of
deaths among females.
Respiratory Diseases.
The total number of deaths from disease of the organs of
respiration was 514, compared with only 379 in 1903, and 550 in
1902.
124 of the deaths occurred in Clapham, 38 in Putney, 116 in
Streatham, 55 in Tooting, and 181 in Wandsworth.
There has been a considerable increase in the number of these
deaths in each of the sub-districts compared with 1903. The climatic
conditions in 1904 were such that an increase in these deaths was
expected, and the following Table shows markedly the effect of
temperature on these causes of deaths.