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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
90 of the deaths were due to Premature Birth, in to Developmental
diseases and 24 from other diseases of Early Infancy. 222
were of infants under one year, three from one and under two years,
and one over two 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
XVIII., which deals with Infantile Mortality, while for the subdistricts
the Tables will be found in the Appendix.
Old Age.
310 deaths, 107 of males and 203 of females, occurred from Old
Age, compared with 256 in 1914, 237 in 1913, and 236 in 1912.
81 of these occurred in Clapham, 19 in Putney, 97 in Streatham,
29 in Tooting, and 84 in Wandsworth.
All these deaths except one were of persons over 65 years. 12
were from 65 and under 70, 46 from 70 and under 75, 62 from 75
and under 80, 96 from 80 and under 85, 63 from 85 and under 90,
24 from 90 and under 95, four from 95 and under 100, one from
100 and under 105, and one from 105 and under 110.
1,429 deaths, or 34.15 per cent. of the total deaths, occurred in
persons over 65 years, compared with 33.22 in 1914, 31.9 in 1913,
and 32 in 1912.
The percentage of deaths over 65 years to total deaths in the
sub-districts was as follows:—In Clapham 38.49, in Putney 35.6o,
in Streatham 38.85, in Tooting 25.52, and in Wandsworth 29.87.
Violence.
115 deaths, 79 of males and 36 of females, occurred from
Violence, compared with 113 in 1914, 115 in 1913, and 116 in 1912.