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24 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Premature Birth and Developmental Diseases.
2.35 deaths, 137 of males and 98 of females, were registered
as having occurred from these diseases.
112 of the deaths were due to Premature Birth, 99 to Developmental
diseases and 24 from other diseases of Early Infancy.
230 were of infants under one year, three from one and
under two years, and two over two years.
The number of deaths is 43 above last year, and 23 above
the corrected decennial average.
The number of deaths from these diseases in the Borough
is shown mo,re in detail in an earlier part of this Report in Table
XIII., which, deals with Infant Mortality.
Old Age.
240 deaths, 90 of males and 150 of females, occurred from
Old Age, 46 in Clapfaam, 21 in Putney, 77 in Streatham, 20 in
Tooting, and 76 in Wandsworth. All the deaths except one
were of persons over 65 years of age.
Violence.
113 deaths, 65 of males, and 48 of females, occurred from
Violence, 81 of the deaths being due to Accidental, and 29 to
Suicidal causes,while three deaths were caused by other forms
of Violence.
Sixteen of the deaths belonged to Clapham, 14 to Putney,
42 to Streatham, 10 to' Tooting, and 28 to Wandsworth.
Inquests.
The next Table shows the number of Inquests held in the
Borough during the year, and Table XX. the number of inquests
held outside the Borough of persons belonging thereto.