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in the Town sub-district was 22 per 1,000, and in the Brompton subdistrict
14.9 per 1,000. The sex death-rate was, males 24.3, and
females 17.2 per 1,000, figures which agree pretty accurately with the
proportionate death-rates in 1871 (males 22.3, females 15.7 per 1,000),
in respect of which year we have accurate information as to the relative
numbers of the sexes. There was one death to 49.5 persons living:
one to 41, males; and one to 58, females.
The infantile mortality was high, the deaths under 5 years of age
being 1,429, equal to 46.3 per cent. on total deaths, and to 31 per cent.
on births registered. The deaths under 1 year were 823, equal to 26.5
per cent. on total deaths, and to 17.8 per cent. on births registered.
These numbers and per centages are considerably in excess of the
corresponding figures for 1877, and are also above the corrected
averages. By way of comparison it may be added that the deaths under
five years and under one year respectively, in the whole Metropolis
were equal to 43.4, and 25.6 per cent. on total deaths; and to 28.2 and
16.4 on births registered. The deaths in Kensington and in London at
60 years of age and upwards were equal to 21.2 and 20.3 per cent. on
total deaths respectively, the gross number in Kensington being 657.
The deaths of iilegitmate children under five years of age were 151,
equal to nearly 70 per cent. on the number of illegitimate births
registered.

The deaths in the first and last, or the winter, quarters (1,633),
considerably exceeded the deaths in the two intermediate, or the
summer, quarters (1,464), the excess being 169. The temperature
of the air during the winter and summer quarters, respectively,
was 41°5 and 57°7 Fahr.