Age. Estimated Actual Deaths per Population. number 1,000 of deaths. persons living. Under 1 3,762 762 202.8 1 and under 2 3,153 223 70.9 2 „ 5 9,413 203 21.6 (0 „ 5) (16,328) (1,188) (73.) 5 „ 15 24,910 105 4.2 15 „ 25 29,262 105 3.6 25 „ 35 25,822 148 5.7 35 „ 45 17.267 151 8.7 45 „ 55 12,145 198 16.3 55 „ 65 7,154 199 27.8 65 „ 75 3,754 232 62.1 75 „ 85 1,199 183 153.8 85 „ 95 149 54 400 95 and upwards 10 8 138,000 2571 Since the preceding Table was worked out I have become acquainted with an interesting and valuable paper by Mr. Thomas A. Welton, F.S.S., on “The Effect of Migrations upon Death Rates,” read before the Statistical Society on the 15th June, 1875, and which enables me to supplement it by the following Table, in which are contrasted the death rates at certain ages in England and Wales, and in the Metropolis during the 10 years 1861–70, and in the Parish of Kensington in 1874, calculated on the number of deaths per 1,000 persons living at the several ages. Place. Age. 0–5 15–25 25–35 55–65 65–75 England & Wales (10 years) 68.5 7.3 .. .. .. London ( 1861–70) 81.9 6.3 9.8 38.8 75.4 Kensington (1874) 73.0 3.6 5.7 26.8 62.1 It must be obvious that the truest mode of calculating death rates is that used in the above Tables, and the result of such calculations is by no means unfavourable to the character for salubrity of the parish of Kensington. Did time permit of following out the method for the sexes, and in the two sub-districts, the results would, I doubt not, be very much more favourable for Brompton, and for the female sex, than they are for the entire parish, and for both sexes. SPECIAL CAUSES OF DEATH.