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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Venereal Diseases.
II deaths were stated to have been due to Syphilis, eight
being of infants from Congenital Syphilis, and three of adults.
Glanders and Anthrax Cases.
No cases of the above diseases were notified under the above
Orders by the Veterinary Inspector of the London County Council.
NON-INFECTIVE DISEASES.
Cancer.
The total number of deaths from Cancer and other malignant
diseases was 407, 156 of males and 251 of females. 79 of these
occurred in Clapham, 34 in Putney, 162 in Streatham, 34 in Tooting,
and 98 in Wandsworth.
The corrected death-rate for the Borough was 1.35 per 1,000,
and for the sub-districts as follows :—Clapham 1.39, Putney 1.24
Streatham 174, Tooting .97, and Wandsworth 1.09.
Two of the deaths occurred at one and under two years, three
at two and under five, three at 15 and under 25 years, 46 at 25 and
under 45 years, 185 at 45 and under 65 years, and 168 over 65
years.
Diseases of the Brain and Nervous System.
From these diseases 344 deaths occurred. 62 in Clapham,
33 in Putney, 125 in Streatham, 32 in Tooting, and 92 in Wandworth.
15 of the deaths were due to Meningitis, 188 to Cerebral
Haemorrhage or Apoplexy, 11 to Convulsions, 10 to Softening of
the Brain, 23 to Paralysis, 28 to General Paralysis of the Insane,