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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

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  MARANHAM, p. 693
     |1 in 25
     |    |1 in 20
     |    |    |Comparatively small
     |    |    |    |5
     |    |    |    |    |Proportion of illegitimates great.
     |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  EUROPE:
  NORWAY, p. 699
     |1 in 54*
     |    |1 in 28*
     |    |    |1 in 119*
     |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |14 to 1*
     |    |    |    |    |    |Under 5 years, rather more than 1 in 3*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |Under 10, nearly 1 in 2⁴⁄₇*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |Under 20, nearly 1 in 2⅜*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  SWEDEN:
    GENERAL RETURN, p. 374
     |1 in 41½*
     |    |1 in 29*
     |    |    |1 in 117½*
     |    |    |    |3⁶⁄₁₀ to 4⅙
     |    |    |    |    |In 1749, 49 to 1
     |    |    |    |    |From 1775 to 1795, 27 to 1
     |    |    |    |    |---- 1795 to 1800, 20 to 1
     |    |    |    |    |---- 1800 to 1805, 17 to 1
     |    |    |    |    |---- 1805 to 1810, 15 to 1
     |    |    |    |    |---- 1810 to 1820, 14 to 1
     |    |    |    |    |---- 1820 to 1825, 13³⁄₁₀ to 1
     |    |    |    |    |---- 1825 to 1830, 16 to 1*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |1st year, legitimate, 1 in 6¹¹⁄₁₃;
     |    |    |    |    |    |illegitimate, 1 in 3¹⁵⁄₁₇*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |¹³⁄₂₉ die before their 16th year*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    GOTTENBURG Return, p. 387
     |Average of 5 years ending in 1830, 1 in 40.
     |    |Average of 5 years ending in 1830, 1 in 30.
     |    |    |Average of 5 years ending in 1830, 1 in 131.
     |    |    |    |Average of 5 years ending in 1830, about 4¹⁄₁₆.
     |    |    |    |    |Average of 5 years ending in 1830, 16 to 1.
     |    |    |    |    |    |Average of 5 years ending in 1830, 1 in 5.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |Average of 5 years ending in 1830, 1
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |in 2¾.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  RUSSIA:
    GENERAL RETURN, p. 334
     |In the year 1831, 1 in 25⁹²⁄₁₀₀*.
     |    |In the year 1831, 1 in 23³⁶⁄₁₀₀*.
     |    |    |In the year 1831, 1 in 132*.
     |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |One-half*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
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    ARCHANGEL Return, p. 339
     |Annual average of 5 years, excluding 1831, (the cholera year), in
     |which one-tenth of the population died, 1 in 45; average of 5 years,
     |including the cholera year, 1 in 25*.
     |    |Average of 5 years, 1 in 24*.
     |    |    |Average of 5 years, 1 in 100*.
     |    |    |    |3 or 4.

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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

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     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  MARANHAM, p. 693
     |1 in 25
     |    |1 in 20
     |    |    |Comparatively small
     |    |    |    |5
     |    |    |    |    |Proportion of illegitimates great.
     |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  EUROPE:
  NORWAY, p. 699
     |1 in 54*
     |    |1 in 28*
     |    |    |1 in 119*
     |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |14 to 1*
     |    |    |    |    |    |Under 5 years, rather more than 1 in 3*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |Under 10, nearly 1 in 2⁴⁄₇*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |Under 20, nearly 1 in 2⅜*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  SWEDEN:
    GENERAL RETURN, p. 374
     |1 in 41½*
     |    |1 in 29*
     |    |    |1 in 117½*
     |    |    |    |3⁶⁄₁₀ to 4⅙
     |    |    |    |    |In 1749, 49 to 1
     |    |    |    |    |From 1775 to 1795, 27 to 1
     |    |    |    |    |---- 1795 to 1800, 20 to 1
     |    |    |    |    |---- 1800 to 1805, 17 to 1
     |    |    |    |    |---- 1805 to 1810, 15 to 1
     |    |    |    |    |---- 1810 to 1820, 14 to 1
     |    |    |    |    |---- 1820 to 1825, 13³⁄₁₀ to 1
     |    |    |    |    |---- 1825 to 1830, 16 to 1*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |1st year, legitimate, 1 in 6¹¹⁄₁₃;
     |    |    |    |    |    |illegitimate, 1 in 3¹⁵⁄₁₇*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |¹³⁄₂₉ die before their 16th year*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    GOTTENBURG Return, p. 387
     |Average of 5 years ending in 1830, 1 in 40.
     |    |Average of 5 years ending in 1830, 1 in 30.
     |    |    |Average of 5 years ending in 1830, 1 in 131.
     |    |    |    |Average of 5 years ending in 1830, about 4¹⁄₁₆.
     |    |    |    |    |Average of 5 years ending in 1830, 16 to 1.
     |    |    |    |    |    |Average of 5 years ending in 1830, 1 in 5.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |Average of 5 years ending in 1830, 1
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |in 2¾.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  RUSSIA:
    GENERAL RETURN, p. 334
     |In the year 1831, 1 in 25⁹²⁄₁₀₀*.
     |    |In the year 1831, 1 in 23³⁶⁄₁₀₀*.
     |    |    |In the year 1831, 1 in 132*.
     |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |One-half*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    ARCHANGEL Return, p. 339
     |Annual average of 5 years, excluding 1831, (the cholera year), in
     |which one-tenth of the population died, 1 in 45; average of 5 years,
     |including the cholera year, 1 in 25*.
     |    |Average of 5 years, 1 in 24*.
     |    |    |Average of 5 years, 1 in 100*.
     |    |    |    |3 or 4.

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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

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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