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above births 3,326 were of males, and 3,182 of females.
The birth-rate of London is 36.2.
Deaths and Death-rate.— During 1878, 3,275 deaths
were registered, of which 1,630 were of males, and 1,645
of females. The death-rate, according to the official
population, is 19.8 per 1,000. In fixing the death-rate of
so large a district the question of population is of paramount
importance, and we submit our own estimated population
to notice, at all events, in giving this calculation.
According to our estimate the death-rate is 17.2 per
1,000. The annexed table shows that while 1878 must
Year 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878
Births 4380 4540 5053 5221 5529 5999 6159 6508
Birth-rate per 1000 34.5 34.4 36.4 36.5 37.3 39.5 38.6 39.4
Deaths 2867 2421 2580 2796 3096 3154 2991 3275
Death-rate per 1000 22.6 18.3 18.7 19.5 20.87 20.0 18.7 19.8
own an increase upon 1877, it has no more than a
normal, if not diminished, mortality as compared with
many years of the series, always bearing in mind that
each year from the census (1871) increased the disparity
between the official and the estimated population, and,
therefore, unduly increased the death-rates. The average
rate is 20'0 per 1,000 in the above table.
The death-rate of the metropolis was 23.5 in 1878—
a low mortality when we consider the density of the
population. In fact, according to the Registrar-General,
we are entitled, judging from other cities, to expect from
the density of the population, a rate of 35.2 per 1,000.
This low death-rate has been ascribed by the Registrar-