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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

|    |    |    |    |Nearly 34 to 1*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |1 in 16⁸⁄₁₀*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |One-half*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |1 in 1⁸³⁄₁₀₀*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    COURLAND Return, p. 342
     |In healthy times, 1 in 28⁵⁷⁄₁₀₀.
     |    |1 in 26³⁄₁₀.
     |    |    |1 in 100.
     |    |    |    |4.
     |    |    |    |    |In town, 5 to 1; in country, above 20 to 1.
     |    |    |    |    |    |1 in 8.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  DENMARK, p. 297
     |Average of 5 last years (3 unhealthy) 1 in 36*. Usual proportion, 1
     |in 40.
     |    |1 in 34*.
     |    |    |1 in 123*.
     |    |    |    |3²⁷⁄₄₀*.
     |    |    |    |    |9⁶⁶¹⁄₁₀₀₀ to 1*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |1 in 3⁵⁸¹⁄₁₀₀₀*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  HAMBURGH, p. 394
     |Within a small fraction, 1 in 29*.
     |    |Within a small fraction, 1 in 27*.
     |    |    |1 in 75⁵⁄₁₀*.
     |    |    |    |About 2⅕*.
     |    |    |    |    |4⅚ to 1*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |1 in 6⁷²⁄₃₈₅*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |Rather more than 1 in 3*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |Rather less than 1 in 2½*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  BREMEN, p. 410
     |From 1 in 43 to 1 in 40.
     |    |From 1 in 37 to 1 in 33.
     |    |    |About 1 in 124½.
     |    |    |    |About 4.
     |    |    |    |    |About 11 to 1.
     |    |    |    |    |    |About 1 in 4.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |About 1 in 3.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  LUBECK, p. 419
     |About 1 in 56.
     |    |About 1 in 53½.
     |    |    |1 in 177.
     |    |    |    |3⅓ to whole number of marriages, but of legitimates
     |    |    |    |2¹¹⁄₁₆ to each marriage.
     |    |    |    |    |Rather less than 6 to 1.
     |    |    |    |    |    |About 1 in 7.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |About 1 in 3¾.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |About 1 in 3⁵⁄₁₆.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  MECKLENBURG, p. 423
     |Nearly 1 in 46½*.
     |    |Nearly 1 in 27*.
     |    |    |1 in 124*.
     |    |    |    |4
     |    |    |    |    |9 to 1.
     |    |    |    |    |    |Before the 14th year, one fourth.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  DANTZIG, p. 466
     |Nearly 1 in 24½*, ascertained by dividing the population by the
     |average deaths of 3 years, one of which was 1831, the cholera year.
     |    |Nearly 1 in 29*.
     |    |    |Nearly 1 in 134*.
     |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |Nearly 6½ to 1*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |Rather more than 1 in 5.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |About 1 in 2½.

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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

|    |    |    |    |Nearly 34 to 1*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |1 in 16⁸⁄₁₀*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |One-half*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |1 in 1⁸³⁄₁₀₀*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    COURLAND Return, p. 342
     |In healthy times, 1 in 28⁵⁷⁄₁₀₀.
     |    |1 in 26³⁄₁₀.
     |    |    |1 in 100.
     |    |    |    |4.
     |    |    |    |    |In town, 5 to 1; in country, above 20 to 1.
     |    |    |    |    |    |1 in 8.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  DENMARK, p. 297
     |Average of 5 last years (3 unhealthy) 1 in 36*. Usual proportion, 1
     |in 40.
     |    |1 in 34*.
     |    |    |1 in 123*.
     |    |    |    |3²⁷⁄₄₀*.
     |    |    |    |    |9⁶⁶¹⁄₁₀₀₀ to 1*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |1 in 3⁵⁸¹⁄₁₀₀₀*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  HAMBURGH, p. 394
     |Within a small fraction, 1 in 29*.
     |    |Within a small fraction, 1 in 27*.
     |    |    |1 in 75⁵⁄₁₀*.
     |    |    |    |About 2⅕*.
     |    |    |    |    |4⅚ to 1*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |1 in 6⁷²⁄₃₈₅*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |Rather more than 1 in 3*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |Rather less than 1 in 2½*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  BREMEN, p. 410
     |From 1 in 43 to 1 in 40.
     |    |From 1 in 37 to 1 in 33.
     |    |    |About 1 in 124½.
     |    |    |    |About 4.
     |    |    |    |    |About 11 to 1.
     |    |    |    |    |    |About 1 in 4.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |About 1 in 3.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  LUBECK, p. 419
     |About 1 in 56.
     |    |About 1 in 53½.
     |    |    |1 in 177.
     |    |    |    |3⅓ to whole number of marriages, but of legitimates
     |    |    |    |2¹¹⁄₁₆ to each marriage.
     |    |    |    |    |Rather less than 6 to 1.
     |    |    |    |    |    |About 1 in 7.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |About 1 in 3¾.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |About 1 in 3⁵⁄₁₆.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  MECKLENBURG, p. 423
     |Nearly 1 in 46½*.
     |    |Nearly 1 in 27*.
     |    |    |1 in 124*.
     |    |    |    |4
     |    |    |    |    |9 to 1.
     |    |    |    |    |    |Before the 14th year, one fourth.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  DANTZIG, p. 466
     |Nearly 1 in 24½*, ascertained by dividing the population by the
     |average deaths of 3 years, one of which was 1831, the cholera year.
     |    |Nearly 1 in 29*.
     |    |    |Nearly 1 in 134*.
     |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |Nearly 6½ to 1*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |Rather more than 1 in 5.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |About 1 in 2½.

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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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