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MB. A. W. FLUX, M.A., ON CITY GOVERNMENT AND

The low proportion of married in Copenhagen is very striking, especially in the case of women, who outnumber the men at the ages considered by close on 25 per cent, as against a leas than 9 per cent excess in Manchester. The ages con­ sidered give, here, 47 per cent of the whole population; in Copenhagen rather more, 50 per cent. The great immigration, referred to previously, in the later seventies and early eighties afiected both birth-rate and age-distribution profoundly, as it consisted mainly of persons in the most reproductive period of life. Tlie progress of events in the matter of improvement of the conditions of life as evidenced by deatb-rates may be traced in sortie detail.

M an ch ester T o w n sh ip .

M an ch ester C ity .

Death Kates in Age Groups.

1891-94.

1895-9S.

1881-90.

1891-94.

1895-98.

1874-80.,

192

Under One Year* 190

193

213

218

182

92-8 6-1 6-6 15 4 38-6

98-5 100-1

0-4 5-14 15-24 25-44 45-64

80-1 3-8 4 7 11-3 33-8

103-5

78-7 4-5 5-1 12-5 35-3

7-8 8-7 18-6 45-0

5 5 59

4'7 5-3

16-4 459

16

43-9

65 and over

96-3 142-4 135-1 119 6

107-4

1264

Total....................

22 6

32-2

29-4

28-8

23-3

26-9

32-9

Birth rate .......

35-9

34 6

35-3

33-1

40-8

* Deaths under one year of age per thousand biitlis.

C openhagen D eath -R ates at S uccessive P eriods .

1880-84.

1885-89.

1S90-94.

1875-79.

Age Groups,

1895-98.

216

204

233

204

Under One Year.*

171

932

1022

85-8

81-3

60-8

0-4 5-14 15-24 25-44 45-64

5-1 58 9-6

86 4-6 7-5

59 5 4 9-1

5-7 52 8-3

5-7 6-3 9-7

21-1 83-2

20-1 75-0

24-8 85-2

238 81-8

21-2 75-9

65 and over

21-4

23-6

22-2

Total ....................

17"5

247

32-2

36-4

29-6

Birth rate ............

35-6

37-2

* Deaths under one year of age per thousand living births.