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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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874 or 25.5 per cent. of the total deaths occurred in persons over
65 years of age, compared with 790, or 2570 per cent. in 1903.
The percentage of deaths to total deaths in the several subdistricts
was as follows:—In Clapham 28.3, Putney 25.5, Streatham
31.0, Tooting 16.0, and Wandsworth 22.2.
Deaths from Other Causes.
Two deaths were registered as being due to Intermittent Fever
one in Streatham and the other in Wandsworth. In both cases the
disease had been contracted abroad.
From Alcoholism 10 deaths occurred, six of males and four of
females, and from Cirrhosis of the Liver 40, 15 of males and 25 of
females.
From Nephritis and Bright's disease 104 deaths occurred, 52 of
males and 52 of females, compared with 79 in 1903, an increase of 25.
From diseases of the Brain and Nervous System 281 deaths
occurred, 74 in Clapham, 28 in Putney, 88 in Streatham, 12 in
Tooting, and 79 in Wandsworth. 33 of these deaths were from
Meningitis, 11 from Softening of the Brain, no from Apoplexy, 27
from Paralysis and Hemiplegia, 17 from General Paralysis of the
Insane, 17 from diseases of the Spinal Cord, 12 from other forms of
Insanity, 12 from Epilepsy, eight from Abscess of Ear involving the
Brain, and 34 from other diseases of the Brain and Nervous System.
Each year the number of deaths from Apoplexy shows a decided
increase, and the number of deaths in each sub-district from this
cause was as follows:—In Clapham 33, Putney nine, Streatham 38,
Tooting two, and Wandsworth 28.
Of the total number of deaths from all other causes, viz., 663,
161 occurred in Clapham, 65 in Putney, 204 in Streatham, 43 in
Tooting, and 190 in Wandsworth.
Violence.
101 deaths occurred during the year from Violence, 65 of males
and 36 of females, compared with in in 1903.