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TOOTING.
Owing to tlic past year being the first (luring which the
two parishes of Streatham and Tootiug—hitherto included
in a joint annual report—have been separated into
different sub-districts the following report is of necessity
of a somewhat more incomplete nature than in future
years I trust it will be.
According to the official method the population of
Tooting for the year 1889 is 5,187. There is little
doubt however, that this is below the actual number of
inhabitants, as during the past year or two there has been
a very considerable influx of persons in newly built houses.
Births,
Birth-rate
and Rate of
Natural
Increase.
The number of births registered during the
year was 146,—79 males and 67 females. The
birth rate was 24.33 per 1,000 of the estimated
population. The excess of births over deaths, or the rate
of natural increase was 11.17 per 1000.
Deaths and
Death-rate.
During the year 78 deaths were recorded
in Tooting; 50 of males and 28 of females.
The annual death-rate was 13 T6
Thirteen deaths took place in outlying institutions during
the year. Of these 8 were males and 5 females. Four
took place in the Union infirmary and the remaining 9
in General Hospitals.
The accompanying table 1 gives details of the deaths
occuiing in outlying institutions with their causes, sex
aud age. It may be of interest to state that one of these
deaths was that of a female aged 13 years who succumbed
from the effects of a bite from a rabid dog which produced
hydrophobia. The father and brother of the do-