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STREATHAM,
INCLUDING
TOOTING AND BALHAM.
In respect to the united Parishes of Streatham,
Tooting and Balham, a greatly augmented rate of mortality
has, in common with most of the other sub-districts,
to be recorded for the year 1864. This, however, does not
appear, as in some places, to have been the result of an
increased fatality attending the zymotic class of diseases,
for there were registered less deaths by 10 from such
diseases in the past year than in the year preceding.
An examination of the accompanying Table of Mortality
will show that the excess is really due to maladies of the
Tubercular Class, and of the respiratory organs, the deaths
from the former having increased from 17 in 1863 to 28
in the past year, and from the latter, 19 to 29.
There has also been a slight increase in the mortality
from diseases of the Brain and Nerves, and from Heart
affections, and a somewhat large one, in the aggregate,
from those maladies to which persons in advanced life most
frequently succumb.
In my last report, in the respective columns recording
the ages of the deceased persons, there appeared under
that of "60 to 80" a total of 39 deaths, and under that of
"80 and upwards" 11 deaths. In my present report
under the same columns the numbers are respectively 60
and 13; thus giving a total increase at those ages of 23
over the mortality of the preceding year.
It is certainly gratifying to find so many reaching a ripe
old age in this sub-district, since it seems to indicate the
operation of some local influences peculiarly favourable to
the attainment of such age. Of the 13 deaths at 80 and
upwards, 2 appear to have reached their 94th year; two