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STREATHAM.
Vital Statistics.
I have great pleasure in being able to give a highlyfavourable
report of the public health of Streatham
during the year 1894. The death-rate is the lowest I
have had to record during the Decennium. The
Infantile Mortality is nearly 30 per thousand below that
of the previous year, and the Zymotic Mortality is lower
than it has been for several years.
Population. The estimated population for the parish
during the year 1894 based upon the usual theory is
49084, and throughout the following statistics, this will
be taken as the basis of calculation, although as stated
in former reports this estimate is probably below the
actual population having regard to the extensive
building operations now being carried on.
Births and Birth
Rate.
The number of births registered during the
year under report was 1,103, being 578 of males and 585
of females. The birth-rate calculated upon the foregoing
estimate of population is 23.7 per 1,000, being exactly
similar to that for the year 1892.
Natural Increase.
The excess of births over deaths was 671,
317 of males and 354 of females, producing a rate of
13.6 per 1000 of the population, which is higher than for
the past few years.
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