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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

|    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    HAVRE, p. 182
     |1 in 34.
     |    |1 in 25.
     |    |    |1 in 110.
     |    |    |    |About 3
     |    |    |    |    |About 9 to 1.
     |    |    |    |    |    |About 1 in 6.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |About 1 in 3.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    BRITTANY, LAMBEZELLEC, (adjoining Brest; population 8460), p. 727
     |1 in 28*.
     |    |1 in 22¹⁴⁄₁₀₀*
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |In the whole province, 3*.
     |    |    |    |    |In the whole province, 8⁵⁄₁₀ to 1*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |Under 5 years, 1 in 2¹²⁄₄₄*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |Under 10 years, 1 in 2*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |Under 20 years, rather more than
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |1 in 2*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    PLOUSANE (inland, population 2452)
     |1 in 43*.
     |    |1 in 35*.
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |3*.
     |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |Under 5 years, 1 in 2⅜*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |Under 20 years, 1 in 2⅓*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    CONQUET (inland, population 1294)
     |1 in 44⁵⁄₁₀*.
     |    |1 in 30*.
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |3*.
     |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |Under 5 years, 1 in 9⅔*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |Under 20 years, 1 in 7¼*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    LA LOIRE INFERIEURE (in 1832), p. 177
     |1 in 39*.
     |    |1 in 34*.
     |    |    |1 in 147*.
     |    |    |    |3⅔ legitimate*
     |    |    |    |    |In Nantes, 8 to 1; in country, 12 to 1.
     |    |    |    |    |    |1 in 6¹²⁄₁₉₇*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |1 in 2¾*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |1 in 2⁵⁄₁₄*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    BOURDEAUX, p. 236
     |. . . .
     |    |. . . .
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |3*.
     |    |    |    |    |18 to 1.
     |    |    |    |    |    |1 in 7.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |1 in 4.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |1 in 3.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    BASSES PYRENEES, p. 260
     |1 in 50³⁰⁄₈₅*.
     |    |1 in 38¹⁄₁₂*.
     |    |    |1 in 165³⁵⁄₄₁*.
     |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |14½ to 1*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |Under 4 years, 1 in 2⁷⁄₁₂*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |Under 20 years, 1 in 1¾*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    MARSEILLES, p. 189
     |1 in 80*, in 1831
     |    |1 in 34*, in 1831
     |    |    |1 in 156*, in 1831
     |    |    |    |4½*.
     |    |    |    |    |Department, 9 to 1; Marseilles, 5 to 1*.

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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

|    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    HAVRE, p. 182
     |1 in 34.
     |    |1 in 25.
     |    |    |1 in 110.
     |    |    |    |About 3
     |    |    |    |    |About 9 to 1.
     |    |    |    |    |    |About 1 in 6.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |About 1 in 3.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    BRITTANY, LAMBEZELLEC, (adjoining Brest; population 8460), p. 727
     |1 in 28*.
     |    |1 in 22¹⁴⁄₁₀₀*
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |In the whole province, 3*.
     |    |    |    |    |In the whole province, 8⁵⁄₁₀ to 1*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |Under 5 years, 1 in 2¹²⁄₄₄*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |Under 10 years, 1 in 2*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |Under 20 years, rather more than
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |1 in 2*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    PLOUSANE (inland, population 2452)
     |1 in 43*.
     |    |1 in 35*.
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |3*.
     |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |Under 5 years, 1 in 2⅜*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |Under 20 years, 1 in 2⅓*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    CONQUET (inland, population 1294)
     |1 in 44⁵⁄₁₀*.
     |    |1 in 30*.
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |3*.
     |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |Under 5 years, 1 in 9⅔*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |Under 20 years, 1 in 7¼*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    LA LOIRE INFERIEURE (in 1832), p. 177
     |1 in 39*.
     |    |1 in 34*.
     |    |    |1 in 147*.
     |    |    |    |3⅔ legitimate*
     |    |    |    |    |In Nantes, 8 to 1; in country, 12 to 1.
     |    |    |    |    |    |1 in 6¹²⁄₁₉₇*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |1 in 2¾*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |1 in 2⁵⁄₁₄*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    BOURDEAUX, p. 236
     |. . . .
     |    |. . . .
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |3*.
     |    |    |    |    |18 to 1.
     |    |    |    |    |    |1 in 7.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |1 in 4.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |1 in 3.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    BASSES PYRENEES, p. 260
     |1 in 50³⁰⁄₈₅*.
     |    |1 in 38¹⁄₁₂*.
     |    |    |1 in 165³⁵⁄₄₁*.
     |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |14½ to 1*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |Under 4 years, 1 in 2⁷⁄₁₂*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |Under 20 years, 1 in 1¾*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    MARSEILLES, p. 189
     |1 in 80*, in 1831
     |    |1 in 34*, in 1831
     |    |    |1 in 156*, in 1831
     |    |    |    |4½*.
     |    |    |    |    |Department, 9 to 1; Marseilles, 5 to 1*.

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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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