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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
From Measles there were 41 deaths, a considerable increase
compared with previous years. 21 of the deaths occurred in the
sub-district of Wandsworth, 10 in Putney, five in Clapham, four
in Streatham, and one in Tooting.
From Whooping Cough there were 29 deaths, from Diarrhoeal
diseases 274, from Premature Birth 101, from other diseases of
infancy 160, from Tuberculous diseases 23, from diseases of the
Respiratory Organs 118, from Convulsions 23, from Syphilis nine,
from Suffocation (overlying) three, and from other causes 23.
Compared with 1910 there has been an increase in the number
of deaths from Diarrhoea, Measles, other diseases of Infancy, and
diseases of the Respiratory Organs.
In all the deaths, with three exceptions, one in Clapham, one
in Streatham, and one in Tooting, the cause of death was certified
by a medical man or by a coroner after inquest.
29.5 of the deaths occurred in the first month, compared with
40 9 in 1910, and 37.4 in 1909; 437 in the first three months,
compared with 59.4 and 54.4; and 65.9 in the first six months,
compared with 74-5 and 73.
The Table shows that 101 died from Premature Birth, of
which 96 occurred under one month, and 146 from Congenital
Debility and Malformations, compared with 110 in 1910, and 124
in 1909.
Of the total deaths under one month, viz.:—243, 96 occurred
from Premature Birth and 85 from Congenital Debility and Malformations,
a percentage of 74.4, compared with 80 per cent, in
1910.
From Diarrhoeal diseases only 10 deaths occurred under one .
month. The greatest mortality from these diseases occurred
at three to six months, and six to nine months.
From Tuberculous diseases 23 deaths occurred, 16 from
Tuberculous Meningitis, one from Tuberculous Peritonitis, and