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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
noticeable that the death-rate in Tooting is the lowest of all the
sub-districts, not only for 1910, but during the whole of the 10
years. In the decennium 1851-1860 this rate for England and
Wales was only 32.5, but it increased in 1891-1900 to 75.8, and for
London only in the decennium 1851-1860 it was 42, and for 18911900
85, or slightly more than double.
Tubercular Diseases.
The total number of deaths from diseases of a Tuberculous;
nature was 351, compared with 362 in 1909, 382 in 1908, 352 inv
1907, 376 in 1906, 360 in 1905, and 380 in 1904.
264 of the deaths were due to Tubercular disease of the
Lungs, 52 to Tubercular disease of the Brain, and 35 to other
forms of Tubercular diseases.
The number of deaths from Tubercular disease of the Lungs
and other Tubercular diseases and the rates per 1,000 for the
whole Borough and for the separate sub-districts are shown ia
the next Table.
The corrected death-rate from Tubercular disease of the
Lungs was .76 per 1,000, compared with .8o in 1909, .83 in 1908,
.81 in 1907, .86 in 1906, .93 in 1905, and 1.07 in 1904; from other
Tubercular diseases .25, compared with .26, .33, .28, .35, .33 and
.36; and from all Tubercular diseases 1.01, compared with 1.06,
1.16, 1.09, 1.21, 1.26, and 1.43.