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Chelsea, 144; St. George, Hanover Square, 130; Hampstead,
155; Islington, 131; Strand, 175; Holborn, 165; in the
"retrograde" Parish, Clerkenwell, 125; Whitechapel, 157; St.
George, Southwark, 158; &c.
203 deaths occurred at and above 60; 11 more than in the
preceding year.
121 Inquest-Deaths were registered in the year; 23 more
than in the preceding year. Of these, 25 related to deaths
occurring in the St. James District; 43 in the Amwell; 23 in
the Pentonville; and 30 in the Goswell District.
12 deaths occurred in the House of Correction; 3 in the
House of Detention.
33 deaths arose from violence; the number for 1883 being 30.
In 20 large English towns, the mortality in 1884 was:—
London, 20.3 ; Brighton, 18.0; Portsmouth, 19.4; Norwich, 21.2;
Plymouth, 21.0; Bristol, 18.4; "Wolverhampton, 23.4; Birmingham,
21.4; Leicester, 22. 1 ; Nottingham, 22.9 ; Liverpool, 25.2;
Manchester. 26.4 ; Salford, 22 3; Oldham, 24.5; Bradford, 20.1 ;
Leeds, 24.2 ; Sheffield, 22.4 ; Hull, 21.1 ; Sunderland, 23.1; and
Newcastle.on.Tyne, 23.1.
Underground Kitchens.—We have not received a report
upon these from the District Surveyor during the year; perhaps
because he does not consider any of them unfit for habitation. We
havehoweveremptiedseveralofthem. But many are still occupied ;
which although not strictly in accordance with the requirements
of the Act, are yet sufficiently so to be occupiable. The important
points in regard to an underground kitchen, are its dryness,
the light, and the ventilation. None of these kitchens are damp,
the enormous sums of money spent by the Vestry in paving and
draining the Parish has rendered the soil so dry, that damp is
out of the question. Moreover many of these kitchens now
occupied have been viewed by Committee after Committee, who
have decided not to interfere with their occupation. They are