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LOCAL TAXATION IN COPENHAGBN. 15 It will be observed that only in the case of large flåts has there been, during the inter-censal period, a rise in rent. Whether the apparent rise is illusory or not is diflicult to say. An increase in the proportion of yery large flåts to those with eight to ten rooms would be capable of producing such a change quite as much as a real increase in the rent of a tenement with a given number of rooms. The question of local taxes will be considered later. Vital Statistics .— It will be of importance to note the condi- tion as to health of a population housed so differently to our own, so far, at any rate, as illustrated by such returas as do not need any special knowledge for their understanding. The composition of the two populations differs so much that simple average death-rates would hardly serve the end of accurate com- parison. This is shown in the following statement. PROPORTION OP THE LlVING AT DlFFEItENT ÅGES. M anchester ( 1891 ). C opknhagen ( 1895 ). Grou ps of Ages. Males. Females. Males. Females. 0-1 28 27 29 23 1-4 99 94 93 78 15-24 229 217 211 178 25-64 600 606 604 631 65 and over. 44 56 63 90 1000 1000 1 1000 1000 While Manchester had 1,072 females to 1,000 males, Copen- hagen had no less than 1,189 females per 1,000 males. The excess is noteworthy in the age-period 20 to 40, but it is also very striking at ages from 50 onwards. It is for this reason that the proportionate numbers of females at the younger ages shows so small. Such a peculiar constitution of the population cannot but have a profound effect on the average death-rate. The following table further illustrates the peculiar sex and age constitution of the population. P roportion of M anchester (1891). Males. Females. COPBNHAGEN (1895). Males. Females. Unmarried .... ........ 322 290 375 403 Married .. ........ 641 621 599 512 W idow ed__ ........ 37 89 26 85 A t ages 20-55 ................. ... 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000