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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Of the 261 deaths in the Tooting Bee Asylum, 118 were from
Old Age, five from Tubercular disease of the Lungs, eight from
other forms of Tuberculosis, 53 from diseases of the Respiratory
Organs, 19 from diseases of the Heart, 29 from diseases of the
Nervous System, three from Bright's disease, five from Cancer,
three from Accident, and 18 from all other causes.
In the Fever Hospitals 54 deaths occurred, 24 of which
belonged to the Borough, compared with 84 in 1909, 126 in 1908,,
53 in 1907, 55 in 1906, and 50 in 1905. 19 of these deaths were
from Scarlet Fever, 27 from Diphtheria, one from Measles, two
from diseases of the Respiratory Organs, three from Tuberculous,
Meningitis, one from Accident, and one from other causes.
94 deaths occurred in the Tooting Home, 49 of which wereBorough
residents. 24 of these were from Tubercular disease of
the Lungs, 31 from Old Age, 12 from diseases of the Respiratory
Organs, seven from Cancer, two from Organic disease of the
Heart, and 18 from all other causes.
In Wandsworth 73 deaths occurred in the Middlesex County^
Asylum, 12 in the Royal Hospital for Incurables, eight in the
Prison, and 30 in the Workhouse.
Of the 73 deaths in the Middlesex County Asylum, 10 were
from Tubercular disease of the Lungs, four from Old Age, eight
from diseases of the Respiratory Organs, four from Bright's
disease, four from Enteritis, two from other forms of Tubercular
diseases, three from Cancer, 24 from diseases of the Brain and
Nervous System (of which 15 were from General Paralysis of the
Insane, three from Epilepsy, three from Apoplexy, and two from
Softening of the Brain), four from Heart disease, and 10 from
other causes.
Of the 12 deaths in the Royal Hospital for Incurables, one
was from Tubercular disease, one from Bright's disease, and 10
from all other causes.
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