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Report of the Medical Officer of Health 157-
Deaths and Causes of Death in Public Institutions.
In the Public Institutions of the Borough 958 deaths occurred
during the year, compared with 850 in 1911, 723 in 1910, 837 in
1909, 818 in 1908, 807 in 1907, and 771 in 1906. Of these 767
deaths were of persons not belonging to the Borough compared
with 669 in 1911, and 191 of persons belonging to the Borough,
compared with 181 in 1911.
The increase was again chiefly due to the increase in the number
of deaths of persons not belonging to the Borough.
In Clapham 57 deaths occurred in the Hostel of God, six of
these being Borough residents. Of these 29 were due to Cancer,
21 to Pulmonary Tuberculosis, two from other Tuberculous
diseases, two from Rheumatic Fever, one from Appendicitis, and
two from other causes.
In Putney five deaths occurred in the Priory, Roehampton,
two from diseases of the nervous system, and three from other
causes.
In Putney Hospital, which was opened during the year, 16
deaths occurred, 11 belonging to the Borough and five not belonging
thereto. Three of the deaths were due to Cancer, two to Accident,
two to Heart Disease, one to Pulmonary Tuberculosis, one to
Puerperal Fever, and seven to other causes.
In Streatham there were 10 deaths in St. Anne's Home, 11 in
the Home for Aged Jews, and six in the Middlesex County Asylum
Annexe. Of the 10 in St. Anne's Home, six were from diseases
of the Respiratory Organs, one from Nephritis, one from Heart
Disease, and two from other causes. Of the 11 in the Home for
Aged Jews, one was from disease of the Nervous System, one from
disease of the Circulatory system, three were from diseases of
the Respiratory Organs, three from Old Age and three from other
causes. Of the six in the Middlesex County Asylum Annexe one
was from Pulmonary Tuberculosis, one from Tuberculous disease
of the Bowels, two from diseases of the Nervous System, and two
from other causes.