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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
From Accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Child Birth
15 deaths occurred, three from 15 to 25 years and 12 from 25 to 45
years. This, added to the number of deaths from Puerperal Fever,
viz.—11, gives a total of 26 deaths after child-birth, or a proportion
of 3.84 per 1,000 births, compared with 3 43 in 1911. In
London for the year 1911, which is the latest available report,
this rate was 2.63. Of the 15 deaths, three occurred in Clapham,
two in Putney, three in Streatham, two in Tooting, and five in
Wandsworth.
Three of the deaths were due to Haemorrhage, one to Rupture
of the Uterus, two to Embolism or Thrombosis, three to Convulsions,
and six to other diseases or accidents of Parturition.
Diabetes Mellitus was the cause of 39 deaths, 17 of males and
22 of females, seven in Clapham, four in Putney, 17 in Streatham,
three in Tooting, and eight in Wandsworth, compared with 23
in 1911.
Premature Birth and Developmental Diseases.
240 deaths, 130 of males and 110 of females, were registered
as having occurred from these diseases, compared with 268 in
1911, 249 in 1910, and 254 in 1909. The number of deaths is
thus 28 under last year, and 96 under the corrected decennial
average.
127 of the deaths were due to Premature Birth, 93 to Developmental
diseases and 20 from other diseases of Early Infancy. 235
were of infants under one year, one from one to two years, and
four 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
XIX., which deal with Infantile Mortality, while for the subdistricts
the Tables will be found in the Appendix.