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144 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Bacteriological Examination of Sputum.
316 examinations of sputum were made at the Lister Institute:
32 from Clapham, 14 from Putney, 117 from Streatham, 29 from
Tooting, and 124 from Wandsworth.
In 89 of the cases it was reported that the bacillus had been
found, and in 227 that it was absent.
Other Infective Diseases.
25 deaths were caused by other Infective diseases, five in Clapham,
two in Putney, 10 in Streatham, one in Tooting, and seven
in Wandsworth.
11 of these were under one year, five from five to 15 years,
one from 15 to 25 years, four from 25 to 45 years, three from 45 to
65 years, and one over 65 years.
Of these 17 were stated to have been due to Syphilis, four to
Septicaemia, three to Tetanus, and one to Actinomycosis of Lung.
The following Table shows the death-rate from Infective
diseases for the whole Borough for the year, as well as for the five
previous years.
TABLE LXXIII.