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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 87
31 of the deaths occurred in Clapham, 16 in Putney, 38 in
Streatham, 50 in Tooting, and 83 in Wandsworth.
In all the sub-districts the number of deaths was greater
than in 1905, but the smallest increase was in Clapham where the
number only increased from 24 to 31. In Putney the number
increased from two to 16, in Streatham from 22 to 38, in Tooting
from 32 to 50, and in Wandsworth from 37 to 83.
The death-rate was .70 per 1,000, compared with .47 in 1905,
and .79 in 1904. The death-rate for the whole of London was .95,
compared with .72 in 1905 and 1.03 in 1904.
Although the death-rate in the district for the year does not
compare favourably with the previous year, yet it does so in
comparison with London, and if we examine the statistics for
other large towns in England we will find that in all there was a
decided increase compared with the previous year. For example
the rate in Birmingham increased from .83 in 1905 to 1.56 in
1906, in Croydon from .33 to 1.35, in Leeds from .79 to .97, in
Bristol from .36 to .58, in West Ham from 1.59 to 1.91, in Liverpool
from 1.35 to 1.87, and in St. Helens from .95 to 1.32.
The death-rate in the sub-districts was as follows:— in Clapham
.46, Putney .54, Streatham .40, Tooting 1.74, and Wandsworth
.91.
Of the total number of deaths registered 188 or 86 per cent.
were of infants under one year, compared with 87 per cent. in
1905.
Including Enteritis the total number of deaths was 289, compared
with 203 in 1905, and 301 in 1904.
The following Table shows the number of deaths from Diarrhoea
and Enteritis under one year for the four quarters of 1906,
and the five previous years.