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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
"No analysis of the contents of the stomach was made, although
if I had Becn present at the Inquest I should have advised the
Coroner to have had this done.
"Taking all the circumstances into consideration I think it
much more likely to have Becn a case of chemical poisoning by tin
rather than a toxin poison.
"I am having several samples taken of tinned pineapple and
will report to you the result in due course."
Diseases of the Brain and Nervous System.
From these diseases 358 deaths occurred, compared with 351
in 1910, 372 in 1909, and 320 in 1908. 75 of these deaths were in
Clapham, 35 in Putney, 112 in Streatham, 39 in Tooting, and
nine in Wandsworth.
74 of these deaths occurred in Clapham, 38 in Putney, 108
in Streatham, 29 in Tooting, and 113 in Wandsworth.
25 of the deaths were due to Meningitis, 147 to Cerebral
Haemorrhage or Apoplexy, 29 to Convulsions, 22 to Softening of
the Brain, 29 to Paralysis, 27 to General Paralysis of the Insane,
seven to Locomotor Ataxy, 13 to Epilepsy, and 59 to other diseases
of the Nervous System.
The number of deaths from Cerebral Haemorrhage or Apoplexy
in each sub-district was as follows:—in Clapham 31, in Putney 15,
in Streatham 56, in Tooting 14, and in Wandsworth 31, a total
of 147, compared with 155 in 1910, 158 in 1909, and 120 in 1908.
35 of the deaths from Diseases of the Brain and Nervous
System were under one year, five from one to two years, four from
two to five years, 11 from five to 15 years, 13 from 15 to 25 years,
42 from 25 to 45 years, 97 from 45 to 65 years, and 151 over 65
years.