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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
112 of the deaths were of infants under one year, 73 of
persons from one to five years, 10 from five to 15 years, nine
from 15 to 25 years, 113 from 25 to 65 years, and 172 over 65
years. These diseases are thus seen to be most fatal at the extremes
of life.
Premature Birth and Developmental Diseases.
315 deaths were registered as due to the above causes, 192
of males and 123 of females, compared with 317 in 1905, and 298
in 1904.
125 of the deaths were due to Premature Birth and 190 to
Developmental diseases. 307 were of infants under one year and
eight of children from one to five years.
68 of these deaths occurred in Clapham, 18 in Putney, 70 in
Streatham, 48 in Tooting, and in in Wandsworth. Compared
with 1905 there has been an increase in Wandsworth and a
decrease in the other sub-districts.
The number of deaths, although only two under last year, is
38 under the corrected decennial average.
Old Age.
191 deaths, 80 of males and 111 of females, were registered
as due to Old Age, compared with 173 in 1905, and 218 in 1904.
48 of these occurred in Clapham, seven in Putney, 63 in
Streatham, 12 in Tooting, and 61 in Wandsworth.
The whole of these deaths were of persons over 65 years of
age, eight from 65 to 70, 19 from 70 to 75, 45 from 75 to 80, 54
from 80 to 85, 47 from 85 to 90, 15 from 90 to 95, and three over
95 years.
One death of a female aged 104 occurred in Wandsworth,
but the cause of death was not stated to be Old Age, but an accidental
burn of hand.
900, or 26 per cent., of the total deaths occurred in personsover
65 years, compared with 24.2 in 1905, and 25.5 in 1904.