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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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Deaths and Causes of Death in Public Institutions.
In the Public Institutions in the Borough 850 deaths occurred
during the year, compared with 723 in 1910, 837 in 1909, 818 in
1908, 807 in 1907 and 771 in 1906. Of these 669 deaths were of
persons not belonging to the Borough compared with 564 in 1910,
and 181 of persons belonging to the Borough, compared with 159
in 1910.
The increase was chiefly due to the increase in the number
of deaths of persons not belonging to the Borough.
In Clapham 54 deaths occurred in the Hostel of God, three of
these being Borough residents. Of these, 24 were due to Cancer,
21 to Tuberculous disease of the Lungs, one from other Tuberculous
disease, two from Obstruction of the Bowels, one from Nephritis,
and five from other causes.
In Putney four deaths occurred in the Prioty, Roehampton,
one from Old Age, one from Accident, and two from other causes.
I11 Streatham there were 12 deaths in St. Anne's Home, eight
in the Home for Aged Jews, and two in the Middlesex County
Asylum Annexe. Of the 12 in St. Anne's Home two were from
Cancer, eight from diseases of the Respiratory Organs, one from
Old Age, and one from Heart Disease. Of the eight in the Home
for Aged Jews, two were from diseases of the Nervous System,
two from diseases of the Circulatory system, two from diseases of
the Respiratory organs, and two from other causes. Of the two
in the Middlesex County Asylum Annexe one was from Tuberculous
disease of the Lungs, and the other from Tuberculous disease of the
Bowels.
In Tooting 513 deaths occurred in Public Institutions, 302 in
Tooting Bec Asylum, 111 in the Fever Hospitals, 99 in Tooting
Home, and one in Newland House Asylum.
111 of these—53 in the Tooting Home, 48 in the Fever Hospitals,
nine in Tooting Bec Asylum, and oik? in Newlands House
were of persons belonging to this Borough.