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STKEATHAM AND TOOTING.
Population.—At the middle of the year 1877 the
population of this Sub-district is officially estimated at
17,227.
Deaths and Death-rate.—During the past year 244
deaths were registered, 116 of males, and 128 of females.
This shows a decrease of 16 deaths upon the number
recorded in 1876, and (relatively to the population) less
than the mortality during the past five years. The deathrate
is, therefore, at the unprecedentedly low figure of
12.5 per 1000, unequalled by any parish of this District,
and probably by few, if any, in the whole five groups of
London Districts.
Births and Birth-rate.—An increase of 49 births
over the number of last year shows that the decrease of
the population cannot account for the above extraordinary
death-rate, for 585 births were registered during the
year as compared with 536 during the year 1876. Of
these 310 were males, and 275 females. The birth-rate
is 34'0 per 1000. The excess of births over deaths was
341, giving a rate of natural increase of 20 per 1000.
Statistics of Mortality.— In the Table given below
the statistics of the mortality of this Sub-district are
represented in the usual form :—