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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 155
Deaths and Causes of Death in Public Institutions.
In the Public Institutions in the Borough 837 deaths occurred
during the year, compared with 818 in 1908, 807 in 1907, 771 in
1906, 729 in 1905, and 669 in 1904. Of these, 656 deaths were of
persons not belonging to the Borough, compared with 633 in
1908, and 181 of persons belonging to the Borough, compared
with 185 in 1908.
The increase was due to the increase in the number of deaths
of persons not belonging to the Borough.
In Clapham 33 deaths occurred in the Hostel of God, threeof
these being Borough residents. Of these, 21 were due to
Cancer, 10 to Tubercular disease of the Lungs, one from other
Septic diseases, one from other Tubercular disease, one from
Nephritis, and two from other causes.
Nine deaths occurred in the Priory, Roehampton, two of
these being Borough residents. Of these, two were from diseases
of the Respiratory Organs, one from Old Age, one from Suicide,
and five from other causes.
In Streatham there were 22 deaths in St. Anne's Home and
15 in the Middlesex County Asylum Annexe. Of the 22 in St.
Anne's Home one was from Cancer, 12 were from diseases of the
Respiratory Organs, two from Old Age, one from Cirrhosis of the
Liver, one from Accident, and six from other causes. Of the 15
in the Middlesex County Asylum Annexe, six were from Tubercular
disease of the Lungs, one from other forms of Tubercular
diseases, two from diseases of the Respiratory Organs, one from
Softening of the Brain, and four from other causes.
In Tooting 503 deaths occurred in Public Institutions, 302in
Tooting Bee Asylum, 114 in the Fever Hospitals, 84 in Tooting
Home, and three in Newlands House Asylum.
98 of these — 51 In the Tooting Home, 37 in the Fever
Hospitals> nine in Tooting Bee Asylum, and one in Newlands
House Asylum—were of persons belonging to this Borough.