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PUTNEY AND ROEHAMPTON.
In submitting the present summary it is gratifying to be
able to speak of the increasing healthiness and low deathrate
of this Sub-district.
The number of deaths registered in the past year was 144,
(71 males, and 73 females), which, notwithstanding the
increase of population in the interval, is 7 less than appeared
on the record of the preceding year.
The estimated population in the middle of the year 1872,
calculated upon the basis adopted by the Registrar General,
was very little short of 10,000 (9,807) and consequently a
death rate of 14.6 per 1000 persons living, or as near as
may be 1 death in 68 of the inhabitants, is indicated. Looking
at the circumstance of 17 per 1000 persons living
being considered by that eminent statist, Dr. Farr, as
pointing to a very healthy population, a mortuary rate
so low as that just stated may be viewed as exceedingly
satisfactory.
The births* registered during the year were 279, (136
males and 143 females) giving an excess of these events
over those of deaths of 135, which of course indicates the
natural increase of the population in contradistinction to the
uncertain and unknown increase that yearly takes place
from the influx of new residents. In a proverbially healthy
locality such as Putney, the influx spoken of is much
* The birth rate per 1000 living is, for the past year, 13.7.