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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Of the 302 deaths in the Tooting Bec Asylum, 201 were from
Old Age, 10 from Tuberculous disease of the Lungs, two from other
forms of Tuberculosis, 22 from diseases of the Respiratory Organs,
19 from diseases of the Heart, 26 from diseases of the Nervous
System, six from Bright's disease, six from Cancer, one from
Accident, and nine from all other causes.
In the Fever Hospitals 111 deaths occurred, 48 of which
belonged to the Borough, compared with 54 in 1910, 84 in 1909,
126 in 1908, 53 in 1907, and 55 in 1906. 17 of these deaths were
from Scarlet Fever, 34 from Diphtheria, seven from Measles,
43 from Whooping Cough, one from Cerebro-Spinal Fever, four
from diseases of the Respiratory Organs, three from Tuberculous
diseases, and two from other causes.
99 deaths occurred in the Tooting Home, 53 of which were
Borough residents. 50 of these were from Tuberculous disease of
the Lungs, 23 from Old Age, seven from diseases of the Respiratory
Organs, two from Cancer, nine from diseases of the Heart, five from
diseases of the Nervous System, and three from all other causes.
In Wandsworth 129 deaths occurred in Public Institutions,
94 in the Middlesex County Asylum, 14 in the Royal Hospital for
Incurables five in the Prison, and 16 in the Workhouse.
Of the 94 deaths in the Midldesex County Asylum, 11 were
from Tuberculous disease of the Lungs, eight from Old Age, 13
from diseases of the Respiratory Organs, five from Bright's disease,
one from Enteritis, four from Cancer, 37 from diseases of the Brain
and Nervous System (of which 15 were from General Paralysis of the
Insane, three from Epilepsy, one from Apoplexy, and two from
Softening of the Brain), eight from Heart disease, two from Accident,
one from Suicide, and three from other causes.
Of the 14 deaths in the Royal Hospital for Incurables, one
was from Tuberculous diseases of the Lungs, four from diseases of
the Nervous System, one from Erysipelas, two from Cancer, and
six from all other causes.