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Statement of the Provision for the Poor, and of the Condition of the Labouring Classes in a Considerable Portion of America and Europe: Being the preface to the foreign communications contained in the appendix to the Poor-Law ReportSenior, Nassau William

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Statement of the Provision for the Poor, and of the Condition of the Labouring Classes in a Considerable Portion of America and Europe: Being the preface to the foreign communications contained in the appendix to the Poor-Law Report

Name: Statement of the Provision for the Poor, and of the Condition of the Labouring Classes in a Considerable Portion of America and Europe: Being the preface to the foreign communications contained in the appendix to the Poor-Law Report
Author: Senior, Nassau William

Senior, Nassau William

Poor -- Europe; Poor -- United States; Working class

PLACE.
     |Proportion of Annual DEATHS to the whole Population.
     |    |Proportion of Annual BIRTHS to the whole Population.
     |    |    |Proportion of Annual MARRIAGES to the whole Population.
     |    |    |    |Average Number of CHILDREN to a Marriage.
     |    |    |    |    |Proportion of LEGITIMATE to ILLEGITIMATE Births.
     |    |    |    |    |    |PROPORTION OF CHILDREN
     |    |    |    |    |    |That Die before they attain their
     |    |    |    |    |    |First Year.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |Tenth Year.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |Eighteenth Year.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  AMERICA:
    MASSACHUSETTS, p. 684
     |About 1 in 40
     |    |About ⅛ per cent. more than the deaths.
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |5
     |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    BOSTON, p. 685
     |1 in 41⁷⁄₁₁*, ascertained by dividing the average population during
     |20 years, ending 1830, by the average deaths.
     |    |. . . .
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |Nearly 1 in 5*
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |⁶¹¹⁄₁₄₇₆*
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    NEW YORK, p. 159
     |1 in 30
     |    |. . . .
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |5
     |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |27 per cent. in the city*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |49 per cent. in the city*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |53 per cent. in the city*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  MEXICO, p. 691
     |Not known; but the Population increases very slowly, and the average
     |duration of life is short.
     |    |. . . .
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  CARTHAGENA DE COLOMBIA, p. 166
     |Probably 6 to 8 per cent.
     |    |Probably 8 to 10 per cent.
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |4 to 5
     |    |    |    |    |As 5 to 6 probably
     |    |    |    |    |    |Say one-half
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  HAYTI, p. 166
     |Not known, but supposed that births and deaths are about equal, and
     |the Population stationary.
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |3 to 4
     |    |    |    |    |Probably 1 to 1000
     |    |    |    |    |    |Comparatively large proportion.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |Comparatively large proportion.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . .

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Statement of the Provision for the Poor, and of the Condition of the Labouring Classes in a Considerable Portion of America and Europe: Being the preface to the foreign communications contained in the appendix to the Poor-Law Report

Senior, Nassau William

Poor -- Europe; Poor -- United States; Working class

PLACE.
     |Proportion of Annual DEATHS to the whole Population.
     |    |Proportion of Annual BIRTHS to the whole Population.
     |    |    |Proportion of Annual MARRIAGES to the whole Population.
     |    |    |    |Average Number of CHILDREN to a Marriage.
     |    |    |    |    |Proportion of LEGITIMATE to ILLEGITIMATE Births.
     |    |    |    |    |    |PROPORTION OF CHILDREN
     |    |    |    |    |    |That Die before they attain their
     |    |    |    |    |    |First Year.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |Tenth Year.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |Eighteenth Year.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  AMERICA:
    MASSACHUSETTS, p. 684
     |About 1 in 40
     |    |About ⅛ per cent. more than the deaths.
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |5
     |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    BOSTON, p. 685
     |1 in 41⁷⁄₁₁*, ascertained by dividing the average population during
     |20 years, ending 1830, by the average deaths.
     |    |. . . .
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |Nearly 1 in 5*
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |⁶¹¹⁄₁₄₇₆*
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    NEW YORK, p. 159
     |1 in 30
     |    |. . . .
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |5
     |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |27 per cent. in the city*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |49 per cent. in the city*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |53 per cent. in the city*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  MEXICO, p. 691
     |Not known; but the Population increases very slowly, and the average
     |duration of life is short.
     |    |. . . .
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  CARTHAGENA DE COLOMBIA, p. 166
     |Probably 6 to 8 per cent.
     |    |Probably 8 to 10 per cent.
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |4 to 5
     |    |    |    |    |As 5 to 6 probably
     |    |    |    |    |    |Say one-half
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  HAYTI, p. 166
     |Not known, but supposed that births and deaths are about equal, and
     |the Population stationary.
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |3 to 4
     |    |    |    |    |Probably 1 to 1000
     |    |    |    |    |    |Comparatively large proportion.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |Comparatively large proportion.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . .

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Statement of the Provision for the Poor, and of the Condition of the Labouring Classes in a Considerable Portion of America and Europe: Being the preface to the foreign communications contained in the appendix to the Poor-Law Report

Statement of the Provision for the Poor, and of the Condition of the Labouring Classes in a Considerable Portion of America and Europe: Being the preface to the foreign communications contained in the appendix to the Poor-Law Report

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