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STREATHAM.
I am glad to be able to give a favourable report of the
public health in Streatham during the year 1890.
The death-rate from all causes was below the decennial
average. The death-rale from those zymotic diseases
which are included in the Notification Act was only
0.19 per 1,000. The mortality in early life at different
periods was below that of 1889. There was an increase
in the mortality at high ages and from old age.
The following statistics will confirm these facts and
will disclose in detail the state of the public health and
the sanitary condition of the sub-district.
Vital Statistics.
Population.
We are now in possession of the census for
1891. The population of Streatham is 42,958, these
figures nearly correspond with my estimates. I estimated
that the population was about 40,000 in the middle of
1889. During the intercensal period, there has been a
total increase of 21,351 and an annual increase of over
2,000. I place the population at 42,000 in the middle
of the year 1890.
Births and
Birth-rate.
The number of births registered during the
year was 1,063, 522 of males and 541 of
females. The birth-rate calculated from the total number
of births and the foregoing estimate of the population
was 25.3 per 1,000 persons living during the year.