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of 0.93. In Paddington the rate was 0.62 per 1,000
inhabitants. Of the 66 deaths, 51 occurred during
the third, or summer quarter of the year, 51 being of
infants under one year of age, and 57 of children
under five years.
Water.
The average daily quantity of water supplied as
usual by eight Companies to the inner circle of
London was 149,190,193 gallons, being an increase
of nearly seven millions of gallons upon the previous
year. This was an average daily allowance of 32.8
gallons per head of the population, and, although somewhat
less than in the previous year, it was still much
in excess of what is required, and indicates great
waste upon the part of the consumers. Of the above
enormous quantity 74,311,816 gallons were at times
largely polluted with organic matters; 65,999,067
gallons were occasionally so polluted, but to a less
degree; whilst only 8,879,310 gallons were of
uniformly good quality for dietetic purposes.
The temperature of the Thames water supplied
by the Chelsea, West Middlesex, Southwark, Grand
Junction, and Lambeth Companies varied from 38.8°
Fahr. in January to 68° Fahr. in July. The temperature
of the Lea water delivered by the New
River and East London Companies ranged from
37.40 Fahr. in January to 66.2° Fahr. in July.