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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Respiratory Diseases.
The total number of deaths was 543, compared with 550 in
1907 511 in 1906, and 512 in 1905. The number of deaths was
seven less than in the previous year, but 119 less than the corrected
decennial average.
128 of the deaths occurred in Clapham, 41 in Putney, 98 in
Streatham, 73 in Tooting, and 203 in Wandsworth.
Compared with 1907 there is an increase in Clapham and
Tooting, and a decrease in Putney, Streatham and Wandsworth.
139 of the deaths occurred from Acute Bronchitis, compared
with 176 in 1907; 127 from Chronic Bronchitis, compared with
113; 97 from Lobar Pneumonia, compared with 100; 149 from
Lobular or Broncho-Pneumonia, compared with 135; and 31 from
other diseases of the Respiratory Organs, compared with 26.
137 of the deaths were of infants under one year, 58 of persons
from one to five years, one from five to 15 years, six from 15 to 25
years, 114 from 25 to 65 years, and 199 over 65 years.
The greatest number of deaths from these diseases occurred,
as in previous years, among infants under one year and persons
over 65 years.
Premature Birth and Developmental Diseases.
294 deaths, 164 of males and 130 of females, were registered
as having occurred from these diseases, compared with 285 in
1907 35 in 1906, and 317 in 1905. The number of deaths is thus
nine above last year, but is 72 under the corrected decennial
average.
119 of the deaths were due to Premature birth and 175 to
Developmental diseases. 285 were of infants under one year, and
nine of children from one to five years.