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158 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
In Tooting 588 deaths occurred in Public Institutions, 325 in
Tooting Bec Asylum, 108 in the Fever Hospital, 137 in Tooting Home,
17 in the Fountain Asylum, and one in Newlands House Asylum.
115 of these—67 in the Tooting Home, 39 in the Fever Hospital,
seven in Tooting Bec Asylum, one in the Fountain Asylum,
and one in Newlands House were of persons belonging to this
Borough.
Of the 325 deaths in the Tooting Bec Asylum, 246 were from
Old Age, three from Pulmonary Tuberculosis, two from other
forms of Tuberculosis, 16 from diseases of the Respiratory Organs,
nine from diseases of the Heart, 26 from diseases of the Nervous
System, eight from Cerebral Haemorrhage, two from Cancer, five
from diseases of the Urinary System, and eight from all other
causes.
In the Fever Hospital, 108 deaths occurred, 39 of which
belonged to the Borough, compared with 48 in 1911, 54 in 1910,
and 84 in 1909. 17 of these deaths were from Scarlet Fever, 34
from Diphtheria, 25 from Measles, 26 from Whooping Cough,
one from disease of the Respiratory Organs, one from Pulmonary
Tuberculosis, and four from other causes.
137 deaths occurred in the Tooting Home, 67 of which were
Borough residents. 94 of these were from Pulmonary Tuberculosis,
15 from Old Age, nine from diseases of the Respiratory Organs,
three from Cancer, five from diseases of the Heart, four from
Apoplexy, two from Influenza, and five from all other causes.
In the Fountain Asylum, which was opened by the Metropolitan
Asylums Board for the reception of Imbeciles, 17 deaths occurred
one of which belonged to the Borough. Nine of these were due to
diseases of the Nervous System, two to Pulmonary Tuberculosis,
two to other forms of Tuberculosis, two to Heart Disease, one to
Pneumonia, and one to Accident.
In Wandsworth 144 deaths occurred in Public Institutions,
108 in the Middlesex County Asylum, 22 in the Royal Hospital
for Incurables, eight in the Prison, and six in the Workhouse.