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148 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Premature Birth and Developmental Diseases.
254 deaths, 146 of males and 108 of females, were registered
as having occurred from these diseases, compared with 294 in
1908, 285 in 1907, 315 in 1906, and 317 in 1905. The number of
deaths is thus 40 under last year, and 114 under the corrected
decennial average.
in of the deaths were due to Premature Birth and 143 toDevelopmental
diseases. 250 were of infants under one year, and
four of children from one to five years.
The number of deaths from these diseases is shown more in
detail in Tables XIX. to XXV., which deal with Infantile Mortality
in an earlier part of this Report.
Old Age.
192 deaths, 60 of males and 132 of females, occurred from
Old Age, compared with 166 in 1908, 194 in 1907, 191 in 1906,
173 in 1905, and 218 in 1904.
46 of these occurred in Clapham, 20 in Putney, 62 in Streatham,
13 in Tooting, and 51 in Wandsworth.
191 of these deaths were of persons over 65 years, and one
was under that age. Seven were from 65 to 70, 18 from 70 to 75,
50 from 75 to 80, 50 from 80 to 85, 40 from 85 to 90, 24 from 90.
to 95, and two over 95 years.
1,089 deaths, or 30.9 per cent. of the total deaths occurred in
persons over 65 years, compared with 28.5 in 1908, 30.3 in 1907,
26 in 1906, 24.2 in 1905, and 25.5 in 1904.
The percentage of deaths over 65 years to total deaths in thesub-districts
was as follows -In Clapham 33 6, in Putney 30.8,
in Streatham 37, in Tooting 19.8, and in Wandsworth 27.