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conditions of life, but it is to be feared that a large
majority of those pre-disposed will not be in a position
to command all, or any great share of those sanitary
comforts necessary to protect themselves or their offspring
against the development of a tubercular diathesis.
The death-rate of the consumptive class is much
greater in some districts than others. Happily, it
has removable causes, just as have fevers, cholera, and
other zymotics, which science and sanitary regulations
are well able to avert as soon as society desires to
concern itself seriously about such matters.
Mr. Simon's admirable investigations have already
prepared the way. The drying of the soil has led to
a remarkable diminution of phthisis death-rate in
15 towns, varying from 11 to 49 per cent, of its
previous rate.— Privy Council Report, of 1867.
TABLE V.
Showing the Births and Deaths, and the Birth Rate and
Death Rate, with the chief causes of Death, and Ages of
Death, for the last seven years in the Parish of Paddington.
1868.
1869.
1870.
Census
year
1871.
1872.
1873.
1874.
Actual and Estimated Population
in April.
90,484
92,584
94,684
96,784
98,884
100,984
103,084
Births
2,662
2,784
2,720
2,687
2,835
2,818
2,833
Birth-Rate per 1,000
30.3
30.5
29.41
27.7
29.5
28.3
27.43
Deaths
1,735
1,736
1,897
1,906
1,834
1,836
1,987
Death-Rate per 1,000
19.18
18.6
20.0
19.7
18.5
18.17
19.27
Deaths from Zymotic Diseases
374
325
369
386
334
279
327
„ „ Tubercular „
300
281
322
323
303
314
358
„ „ Other „
1,061
1,130
1,206
1,197
1,197
1,130
1,302
„ Of Children under 5
793
650
718
768
724
706
764
„ Between Ages of 5 & 20
129
140
155
169
116
105
100
„ 20 & 40
225
299
282
317
288
269
309
„ „ ,, 40 & 60
260
282
320
296
304
334
351
,, ,, ,, 60 & 80
206
290
334
293
325
332
357
,, „ 80 years &upwards
62
75
88
63
77
90
106