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PUTNEY AND ROEHAMPTON.
During the latter portion of the year 1882 an
epidemic of Diphtheria appeared in this Sub-district, and
added heavily to the mortality from Zymotic disease.
Other diseases of this class were rather under the
average in intensity, excepting Measles and Whooping
Cough, which, in the early part of the year had considerable
prevalence. The death-rate notwithstanding
was not in excess of the average of this Sub-district.
Population.—The census made in April of last year
gave us a population of 13,221 and if we regard the
rate of increase as the same during the year and a
quarter which has since elapsed as during the previous
10 years, the population in the middle of 1882 would be
13,689.
Births and Birth-rate.—A slight increase has taken
place in the births, which were registered during 1882
over the numbers of the previous year. The number
of births was 361, of which 187 were of males and 174 of
females. Last year 340 births were registered, 185
of males and 155 of females. The birth-rate is 26.3 per
1,000. This is an increase upon the birth-rate of last
year, but is under the average birth-rate of the subdistrict.
The birth-rate for London generally was 34.3
in 1882, and for the 28 largest towns in England 35.3,
so that the birth-rate of Putney is, as usual, very low.
Deaths and Death-rate.—During the year of 1882,
208 deaths were registered, of which 111 were of males
and 97 of females. This shows a substantial increase