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This table also shows us that for every 100 children
born, 14.69 die under 1 year of age (against 15.5 in
London generally), and that out of every 100 deaths there
are only 19.57 of children under 1 year of age (as against
24.6 in London generally).
The birth-rate, although small, was larger than that of
1873, when it was only 23.76 per 1,000 of the estimated
population.
During the first three quarters, the births of female
children were slightly more numerous than those of male
children; about the fourth quarter the information is
wanting.
It will be interesting now to consider the birth-rates and
death-rates of the three Sub-Districts of the Parish: the
population of the Hanover-square Sub-District has decreased
during the twenty years from 1851-71 at the rate of 76 per
annum, and during the 10 years from 1861-71 at the still
greater rate of 107 per annum; that of the May Fair SubDistrict
has remained almost stationary, showing the slight
increase of 14.2 persons per annum from 1861-71; and
that of the Belgravian Sub-District has increased at the rate
of 297.5 persons per annum during the same 10 years.
I estimate the population of these Sub-Districts, at the
middle of the year 1874, as follows:—Hanover-square,
18,352; May Fair, 13,066; and Belgravia, 59,005; total,
90,423, as I before stated.