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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

|    |    |    |    |    |1 in 4⅓*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |1 in 2⅙*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  THE AZORES, p. 643
     |1 in 48.
     |    |1 in 19.
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |3 to 4.
     |    |    |    |    |About 7 to 1.
     |    |    |    |    |    |Nearly one-half.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  GENOA, p. 660
     |About 1 in 28⁴⁄₇.
     |    |About 1 in 20.
     |    |    |About 1 in 166.
     |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |About 1 in 4.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |45 per cent.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |48 per cent. die before the age
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |of 16.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  SAVOY, p. 662
     |General average 1 in 42; but in some marshy districts 1 in 28; in
     |some mountainous districts 1 in 52.
     |    |1 in 29.
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |4½.
     |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  GREECE, p. 666
     |Nothing ascertained, but that the deaths are far fewer than the
     |births: average number of children to a marriage 4: very few
     |illegitimate.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  EUROPEAN TURKEY, p. 672
     |In healthy years about 1 in 50[28].
     |    |About 1 in 31[28].
     |    |    |About 1 in 66[28].
     |    |    |    |4.
     |    |    |    |    |Few illegitimate born, and few of those allowed
     |    |    |    |    |to live.
     |    |    |    |    |    |About 1 in 5⁹⁄₁₀.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |About 1 in 4.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |About 1 in 3³⁄₁₀.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |

    [28] These numbers cannot be correct.




Comparison between the state of the English and Foreign Labouring
Classes.


On comparing these statements respecting the wages, subsistence, and
mortality of those portions of Continental Europe which have furnished
returns with the corresponding statements respecting England, it will
be found, that on every point England stands in the most favourable,
or nearly the most favourable, position. With respect to money wages,
the superiority of the English agricultural labourer is very marked.
It may be fairly said that his wages are nearly double the average of
agricultural wages in the Continent. And as fuel is generally cheaper
in England than in the Continent, and clothing is universally so,
his relative advantage with respect to those important objects of
consumption is still greater.

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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

|    |    |    |    |    |1 in 4⅓*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |1 in 2⅙*.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  THE AZORES, p. 643
     |1 in 48.
     |    |1 in 19.
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |3 to 4.
     |    |    |    |    |About 7 to 1.
     |    |    |    |    |    |Nearly one-half.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  GENOA, p. 660
     |About 1 in 28⁴⁄₇.
     |    |About 1 in 20.
     |    |    |About 1 in 166.
     |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |About 1 in 4.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |45 per cent.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |48 per cent. die before the age
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |of 16.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  SAVOY, p. 662
     |General average 1 in 42; but in some marshy districts 1 in 28; in
     |some mountainous districts 1 in 52.
     |    |1 in 29.
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |4½.
     |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  GREECE, p. 666
     |Nothing ascertained, but that the deaths are far fewer than the
     |births: average number of children to a marriage 4: very few
     |illegitimate.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  EUROPEAN TURKEY, p. 672
     |In healthy years about 1 in 50[28].
     |    |About 1 in 31[28].
     |    |    |About 1 in 66[28].
     |    |    |    |4.
     |    |    |    |    |Few illegitimate born, and few of those allowed
     |    |    |    |    |to live.
     |    |    |    |    |    |About 1 in 5⁹⁄₁₀.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |About 1 in 4.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |About 1 in 3³⁄₁₀.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |

    [28] These numbers cannot be correct.




Comparison between the state of the English and Foreign Labouring
Classes.


On comparing these statements respecting the wages, subsistence, and
mortality of those portions of Continental Europe which have furnished
returns with the corresponding statements respecting England, it will
be found, that on every point England stands in the most favourable,
or nearly the most favourable, position. With respect to money wages,
the superiority of the English agricultural labourer is very marked.
It may be fairly said that his wages are nearly double the average of
agricultural wages in the Continent. And as fuel is generally cheaper
in England than in the Continent, and clothing is universally so,
his relative advantage with respect to those important objects of
consumption is still greater.

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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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