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120 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Bacteriological Examination of Sputum
76 examinations of sputum were made at the Lister Institute,
three from Clapham, one from Putney, 20 from Streatham, six
from Tooting, and 46 from Wandsworth.
In 15 of the cases it was reported that the bacillus had been
found, and in 61 that it was absent.
Circulatory Diseases.
From the above group of diseases 387 deaths occurred, 16S of
which, 80 males and 88 females, were due to Organic diseases of
the Heart.
92 of these deaths occurred in Clapham, 39 in Putney, 111 in
Streatham, 44 in Tooting, and 91 in Wandsworth.
Of the deaths from Organic diseases of the Heart, three were
from one to five years, 16 from five to 15 years, 12 from 15 to 25
years, 70 from 25 to 65 years, and 67 over 65 years.
The number of deaths in 1907 was 56 more than in 1906, but
is 38 under the corrected decennial average.
Respiratory Diseases.
The total number of deaths was 550, compared with 511 in
1906, and 512 in 1905. The number of deaths was 39 greater tnan
in the previous year, but 90 less than the corrected decennial
average.
109 of the deaths occurred in Clapham, 49 in Putney, 124 in
Streatham, 51 in Tooting, and 217 in Wandsworth.
Compared with 1906 there is a decrease in Clapham and
Tooting, and an increase in Putney, Streatham and Wandsworth.