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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Respiratory Diseases.
The total number of deaths was 509, 247 of males and 262
of females, compared with 690 in 1909, 543 in 1908, 550 in 1907,
511 in 1906, and 512 in 1905. The number of deaths was 181 less
than in the previous year, and 137 under the corrected decennial
average.
94 of the deaths occurred in Clapham, 52 in Putney, 136 in
Streatham, 68 in Tooting, and 159 in Wandsworth.
Compared with 1909, there was a considerable decrease in all
the sub-districts, but the greatest decrease occurred in Clapham
and Wandsworth.
111 of the deaths occurred from Acute Bronchitis, compared
with 160 in 1909; 129 from Chronic Bronchitis, compared with
186; 98 from Lobar Pneumonia, compared with 128; 150 from
Lobular or Broncho-Pneumonia, compared with 179; and 21 from
other diseases of the Respiratory Organs, compared with 37.
109 of the deaths were of infants under one year, 59 of
persons from one to five years, 10 from five to 15 years, five from
15 to 25 years, 131 from 25 to 65 years, and 195 over 65 years.
The greatest number of deaths from these diseases occurred
among persons from 25 to 65 years and over 65 years.
From Chronic Bronchitis alone 96 deaths occurred among
persons over 65 years of age, compared with 126 in 1909.