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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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From Accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Child Birth 15
deaths occurred, 14 from 25 to 45 years, and one from 45 to 65
years. This, added to the number of deaths from Puerperal Fever,
viz. : eight, gives a total of 23 deaths after child-birth, or a proportion
of 3 43 per 1,000 births, compared with 2 44 in 1910. In
London for the year 1910, which is the latest available report,
this rate was 2.38. Of the 15 deaths, two occurred in Clapham,
none in Putney, two in Streatham, six in Tooting, and five in
Wandsworth.
Five of the deaths were due to Haemorrhage, three to Rupture
of the Uterus, three to Embolism or Thrombosis, and four to
other diseases or accidents of Parturition.
Diabetes Mellitus was the cause of 23 deaths, 10 of males and
13 of females, five in Clapham, five in Putney, seven in Streatham,
one in Tooting, and five in Wandsworth, compared with 23 in 1910,
Premature Birth and Developmental Diseases.
268 deaths, 159 of males and 109 of females, were registered
as having occurred from these diseases, compared with 249 in 1910,
254 in 1909, 294 in 1908, 285 in 1907, and 315 in 1906. The number
of deaths is thus 19 above last year, but 82 under the corrected
decennial average.
101 of the deaths were due to Premature Birth, 147 to Developmental
diseases and 20 from other diseases of Early Infancy. 261
were of infants under one year, five of children from one to two years,
and two over five years.
The number of deaths from these diseases in the Borough is
shown more in detail in an earlier part of this Report in Table
XXII., which deal with Infantile Mortality, while for the subdistricts
the Tables will be found in the Appendix.
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