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of female domestic servants, probably not far short of ten per cent.
of the whole population; (2) the numerous girls' schools; (3) the
residence from choice of many unmarried females, widows, &c, and
(4), the superior longevity of women.
The new houses brought into rating in the year were 386, a
great falling off from the numbers in the three preceding years,
viz., 504, 777, and 747 respectively. The total number of inhabited
dwellings at the middle of the year was 19,330, in addition to
which there were nearly 2,000 houses either empty or in course of
erection. The average number of persons to a house at the census
(whole parish) was 7.8: in theBrompton sub-district, however, 7 only.
The area of the parish is 2,190 acres (viz., Town sub-district, 1,497
acres; Brompton, 693 acres), and if this space were wholly built
over, the average density of the population would be 69 persons to
an acre. As a matter of fact, however, many acres are as yet untouched
by the builder, irrespective of open spaces like the cemeteries
(Kensal Green and Brompton), and Holland Park, &c.

MARRIAGES.
The marriages in 1877 were 1,411, viz.—
By the Church 1,160
At Roman Catholic places of worship 87
At Nonconformist ,, „ 62
At the Superintendent-Registrar's office 93
Total 1,411
The marriage rate (persons married to 1,000 population) was
18'7. The rate in England and Wales in 1875, last year of publication,
was 16.8. The marriages in Kensington in the preceding five
years (1872 to 1876) were 1,122, 1,241, 1,811, 1,546, and 1,417.
BIRTHS and BIRTH-RATE.
The births of 4,648 children (males 2,389 and females 2,259)
were registered in 1877 3,771 in the Town sub-district, and 877
in Brompton. The birth-rate in the whole parish was 30.8
per 1,000=1 birth to 32.4 persons living; but the rate in the
Town sub-district was 33.6 per 1,000 as against 22.6 per 1,000 in
Brompton. The rate in the whole Metropolis was 36.1 per 1,000.