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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Bacteriological Examination of Sputum.
143 examinations of sputum were made at the Lister Institute
: 14 from Clapham, three from Putney, 51 from Streatham,
10 from Tooting, and 65 from Wandsworth.
In 42 of the cases it was reported that the bacillus had been
found, and in 101 that it was absent.
Circulatory Diseases.
From the above group of diseases 312 deaths occurred, 132
of which, 58 males and 74 females, were due to Organic disease
of the Heart.
74 of these deaths occurred in Clapham, 22 in Putney, 99 in
Streatham, 28 in Tooting, and 89 in Wandsworth.
Of the deaths from Organic diseases of the Heart, one was
under one year, seven were from five to 15 years, 13 from 15 to
25 years, 60 from 25 to 65 years, and 51 over 65 years.
Of the deaths from other diseases of the Heart, four were
under one year, three from five to 15 years, four from 15 to 25
years, 70 from 25 to 65 years, and 99 over 65 years.
The number of deaths in 1910 was 54 less than in 1909, and
hi under the corrected decennial average.