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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Deaths from other causes.
From Alcoholism, Acute and Chronic, nine deaths, three of
males and six of females, occurred; and 40, 22 of males and 18 of
females, from Cirrhosis of the Liver, compared with eight and 38
in 1909.
From Nephritis and Bright's disease 126 deaths occurred, 70
of males and 56 of females, compared with 106 in 1909.
From diseases of the. Brain and Nervous System 351 deaths
occurred, compared with 372 in 1909, 320 in 1908, 308 in 1907,
299 in 1906, and 307 in 1905. 62 of these deaths were in
Clapham, 31 in Putney, 121 in Streatham, 38 in Tooting, and 99
in Wandsworth.
19 of the deaths were due to Meningitis, 15 to Inflammation
and Softening of the Brain, 155 to Apoplexy, 22 to Hemiplegia
and Paralysis, 26 to General Paralysis of the Insane, 11 to
Epilepsy, 26 to Convulsions, 17 to Paraplegia and diseases of the
Spinal Cord, and 60 to other diseases of the Nervous System.
The number of deaths from Apoplexy in each sub-district was
as follows:—In Clapham 31, in Putney nine, in Streatham 53, in
Tooting 19, and in Wandsworth 43, a total of 155, compared with
158 in 1909, 120 in 1908, 143 in 1907, and 115 in 1906.
From Accidents and diseases of Parturition 12 deaths
occurred, one from 15 to 25 years, and 11 from 25 to 65 years.
This, added to the number of deaths from Puerperal Fever, viz.,
five, gives a total of 17 deaths after child-birth, or a proportion of
2.44 per 1,000 births, compared with 3.14 in 1909. In England
and Wales for the year 1909, which is the latest available report,,
this rate was 3.70 and in the 10 years immediately preceding, the
average proportion had been 4.22 per 1,000 births. Of the 12
deaths, three occurred in Clapham, none in Putney, three in
Streatham, four in Tooting, and two in Wandsworth. One of the