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96 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Epidemic Influenza.
24 deaths, 12 of males and 12 of females, were due to this
disease, compared with 55 in 1910, 89 in 1909, 82 in 1908, 88 in
1907, and 70 in 1906. There has thus been the large decrease of
31 deaths compared with the previous year, and also compared with
the corrected decennial average.
Four of the deaths occurred in Clapham, one in Putney, 10 in
Streatham, one in Tooting, and eight in Wandsworth.
The death-rate was .08 per 1,000, compared with .18 in 1910,
.30 in 1909, .28 in 1908, .32 in 1907, and .26 in 1906.
10 of the deaths were of persons from 25 to 65 years, and 10
of persons over 65 years.
Diarrhoea.
350 deaths, 173 of males and 177 of females, occurred from
all forms of Diarrhoea and Enteritis during the year, compared
with 88 in 1910, 120 in 1909, 183 in 1908, 127 in 1907, and 307 in
1906. There has thus been an increase of 262 in the number of
deaths from these diseases compared with the previous year, and of
218 compared with the corrected decennial average.
67 of the deaths occurred in Clapham, 28 in Putney, 79 in
Streatham, 53 in Tooting, and 123 in Wandsworth.
In all the sub-districts there was a very large increase compared
with 1910 and previous years.
The death-rate was 1.13 per 1,000, compared with .30 in
1910, .41 in 1909, .64 in 1908, .46 in 1907, and 1.15 in 1906.
The total number of deaths of children under two years was
300, equal to a rate of .97 per 1,000, while the death-rate for the
whole of London under two years was 1.17 per 1,000.
The heavy mortality from this disease was not confined to
this Borough, as will be seen from these rates.