London Labour and the London Poor, Vol. 4

COUNTIES.	Average Population from 1841-50.	Total number of Persons committed for Trial or Bailed.										Total for 10 years.	Average per Year.	Proportion to the Population.	Number of Criminals to every 10,000 of Population.
COUNTIES.	Average Population from 1841-50.	1841.	1842.	1843.	1844.	1845.	1846.	1847.	1848.	1849.	1850.	Total for 10 years.	Average per Year.	Proportion to the Population.	Number of Criminals to every 10,000 of Population.
Bedford	121,083	191	229	202	188	155	185	178	204	162	161	1,855	185	1 in 654	15·2
Berks	194,763	306	333	328	287	260	250	335	360	358	318	3,135	313	„ 622	16·0
Bucks	140,959	287	277	313	280	286	283	315	310	287	242	2,880	288	„ 489	20·4
Cambridge	180,747	240	241	257	297	239	276	255	244	309	302	2,660	266	„ 679	14·7
Chester	395,919	943	1086	1018	777	688	767	871	1070	861	900	8,981	898	„ 440	22·6
Cornwall	349,991	295	282	301	269	272	280	341	272	277	226	2,815	281	„ 1245	8·0
Cumberland	186,762	151	115	109	138	118	147	120	130	159	146	1,333	133	„ 1404	7·1
Derby	250,249	277	322	322	279	186	277	214	264	245	255	2,641	264	„ 947	10·5
Devon	554,738	687	716	740	715	720	721	949	924	893	807	7,872	787	„ 704	14·1
Dorset	172,736	284	241	252	203	218	225	307	287	326	190	2,533	253	„ 682	14·6
Durham	368,787	215	266	300	376	203	249	279	334	321	358	2,901	290	„ 1271	7·8
Essex	332,363	647	758	710	596	554	602	603	689	587	631	6,377	638	„ 520	19·1
Gloucester	407,504	1236	1252	1186	1071	929	884	1092	1042	1063	920	10,675	1067	„ 381	26·1
Hereford	97,813	245	259	238	230	226	158	212	270	242	252	2,332	233	„ 419	23·8
Hertford	168,178	319	338	265	271	244	243	291	348	318	315	2,952	295	„ 570	17·5
Hunts	57,942	62	68	68	79	88	81	89	104	93	90	822	82	„ 706	14·1
Kent	585,249	962	1155	977	911	831	815	889	1020	980	958	9,598	960	„ 609	16·4
Lancaster	1,881,261	3987	4497	3677	2893	2852	3072	3456	3778	3290	3340	34,842	3484	„ 539	18·5
Leicester	227,621	466	492	509	481	328	358	335	346	299	300	3,914	391	„ 582	17·1
Lincoln	378,246	349	507	563	542	389	419	506	504	529	528	4,836	484	„ 781	12·8
Middlesex	1,740,814	3586	4094	4260	4027	4440	4641	5175	4856	3861	3732	42,672	4267	„ 407	24·5
Monmouth	164,093	364	264	261	278	196	217	282	298	370	433	2,963	296	„ 554	18·0
Norfolk	419,463	666	808	782	788	642	720	751	689	633	705	7,184	718	„ 584	17·1
Northampton	206,496	342	346	270	294	302	270	243	307	327	248	2,949	295	„ 699	14·2
Northumberland	284,777	226	245	290	294	189	169	189	201	261	283	2,347	235	„ 1211	8·2
Nottingham	282,584	329	374	353	348	267	286	343	364	341	325	3,330	333	„ 848	11·8
Oxford	166,751	323	334	328	296	309	228	299	296	303	252	2,968	297	„ 591	17·8
Rutland	23,711	14	48	39	23	28	26	41	52	35	27	333	33	„ 718	13·9
Salop	243,352	416	470	534	449	308	227	267	305	347	307	3,630	363	„ 670	14·9
Somerset	452,515	991	1148	967	1039	873	701	774	888	885	754	9,020	902	„ 501	19·9
Southampton	377,040	677	702	676	517	619	608	737	728	751	686	6,701	670	„ 562	17·7
Stafford	579,686	1059	1485	1175	885	717	851	1028	1120	1009	1053	10,382	1038	„ 558	17·9
Suffolk	325,336	482	527	585	630	407	471	505	495	537	472	5,111	511	„ 636	15·7
Surrey	635,917	923	1017	867	941	942	958	1315	1296	1109	1030	10,398	1040	„ 611	16·3
Sussex	320,944	539	550	493	409	409	468	522	546	502	480	4918	492	„ 652	15·3
Warwick	444,558	1046	1003	1045	894	769	799	998	1257	910	880	9601	960	„ 463	21·6
Westmoreland	57,494	33	39	44	24	46	74	33	47	57	70	467	47	„ 1223	8·1
Wilts	241,887	506	548	464	432	379	436	502	465	452	386	4570	457	„ 529	18·9
Worcester	244,574	566	609	679	603	563	535	620	681	653	607	6116	612	„ 399	25·0
York	1,686,461	1895	2598	2304	1691	1417	1560	1794	2036	2022	1915	19,232	1923	„ 876	11·4
North Wales	396,161	251	279	294	283	269	220	307	332	338	316	2889	289	„ 1370	7·2
South Wales	568,430	377	387	546	514	426	350	471	590	514	613	4788	479	„ 1186	8·4
Total for England and Wales	16,918,458	27,760	31,309	29,591	26,542	24,303	25,107	28,833	30,349	27,816	26,813	278,423	27,842	„ 607	16·4

LIST OF COUNTIES IN THE ORDER OF THEIR CRIMINALITY, AS SHOWN BY THE NUMBER OF CRIMINALS TO EVERY 10,000 OF THE POPULATION.

Counties above the Average in Crime.

Gloucester	26·1
Worcester	25·0
Middlesex	24·5
Hereford	23·8
Chester	22·6
Warwick	21·6
Bucks	20·4
Somerset	19·9
Essex	19·1
Wilts	18·9
Lancaster	18·5
Monmouth	18·0
Stafford	17·9
Oxford	17·8
Southampton	17·7
Hertford	17·5
Leicester	17·1
Norfolk	17·1
Average for all England and Wales	16·4

Counties above the Average in Crime.

Kent	16·4
Surrey	16·3
Berks	16·0
Suffolk	15·7
Sussex	15·3
Bedford	15·2
Salop	14·9
Cambridge	14·7
Dorset	14·6
Northampton	14·2
Devon	14·1
Rutland	13·9
Lincoln	12·8
Nottingham	11·8
York	11·4
Derby	10·5
South Wales	8·4
Northumberland	8·2
Westmorland	8·1
Cornwall	8·0
Durham	7·8
North Wales	7·2
Cumberland	7·1

THE YEARS OF CRIME.

Years.	Number of Criminal Offenders.	Population.	Number of Criminals to every 10,000 people.
1811	5,337	10,150,615	5·2
1812	6,576	10,332,441	6·3
1813	7,164	10,515,267	6·8
1814	6,390	10,689,093	5·9
1815	7,818	10,881,919	7·3
1816	9,091	11,064,745	8·2
1817	13,932	11,247,571	11·5
1818	13,567	11,430,397	11·8
1819	14,254	11,613,223	12·2
1820	13,710	11,796,049	11·6
Total for 10 years	97,839	109,630,320
Average ditto.	9,783	10,963,032	8·9
1821	13,115	11,978,875	10·9
1822	12,241	12,170,706	10·0
1823	12,263	12,362,537	9·9
1824	13,698	12,554,368	10·9
1825	14,437	12,746,199	11·3
1826	16,164	12,938,030	12·5
1827	17,924	13,129,861	13·6
1828	16,564	13,321,692	12·4
1829	18,675	13,531,523	13·8
1830	18,107	13,705,354	13·2
Total for 10 years	153,188	128,421,145
Average ditto	15,318	12,842,114	11·9
1831	19,647	13,897,187	14·1
1832	20,829	14,098,142	14·7
1833	20,072	14,299,097	14·0
1834	22,451	14,500,052	15·4
1835	20,731	14,701,007	14·1
1836	20,984	14,901,962	14·1
1837	23,612	15,102,917	15·6
1838	23,094	15,303,872	15·1
1839	24,443	15,504,827	15·7
1840	27,187	15,705,782	17·3
Total in 10 years	223,050	148,114,825
Average ditto	22,305	14,811,482	15·0
1841	27,750	15,914,148	17·4
1842	31,309	16,115,010	19·4
1843	29,591	16,315,872	18·1
1844	26,542	16,516,734	16·0
1845	24,303	16,717,596	14·5
1846	25,107	16,918,458	14·9
1847	28,833	17,119,320	16·8
1848	30,349	17,320,182	17·5
1849	27,816	17,521,044	15·9
1850	26,813	17,721,906	15·1
Total for 10 years	278,413	168,180,270
Average ditto	27,841	16,818,027	16·5

MAP
SHOWING THE NUMBER WHO SIGNED THE MARRIAGE REGISTER WITH MARKS IN EVERY 100 PERSONS MARRIED;
OR
THE INTENSITY OF IGNORANCE
IN EACH COUNTY OF
ENGLAND AND WALES.

⁂ The counties printed black are those in which the number who signed the Marriage Register with Marks is above the Average.

The counties left white are those in which the number who signed the Marriage Register with Marks is below the Average.

The Average has been calculated for the ten years from 1839 to 1848.

TABLE SHOWING THE IGNORANCE OF THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES IN ENGLAND AND WALES, DEDUCED FROM THE NUMBER WHO SIGNED THE MARRIAGE REGISTER WITH MARKS IN THE UNDERMENTIONED YEARS.

COUNTIES.	Average Annual No. of Persons married, 1839-48.	Number of Males and Females who signed the Marriage Register with Marks.
COUNTIES.	Average Annual No. of Persons married, 1839-48.	1839.	1840.	1841.	1842.	1843.	1844.
Bedford	1,850	1,112	1,148	956	921	1,028	1,110
Berks	2,588	1,036	1,131	1,061	1,063	1,111	1,079
Bucks	1,920	979	1,008	820	918	882	918
Cambridge	2,784	1,269	1,372	1,495	1,389	1,281	1,330
Chester	5,160	2,343	2,510	2,350	2,096	2,366	2,403
Cornwall	4,894	2,150	2,148	2,128	2,312	2,284	2,141
Cumberland	2,072	470	563	527	539	506	500
Derby	3,652	1,521	1,490	1,321	1,061	1,351	1,455
Devon	8,678	2,603	1,817	2,744	2,971	2,995	3,055
Dorset	2,358	725	930	785	852	449	945
Durham	5,770	1,900	2,083	2,001	1,830	1,771	1,825
Essex	4,228	1,964	2,215	2,103	2,062	2,110	2,157
Gloucester	6,918	2,329	2,541	2,347	2,197	2,393	2,277
Hereford	1,268	462	463	522	548	609	516
Hertford	1,976	1,189	1,045	1,057	954	1,083	1,038
Hunts	904	391	465	453	446	439	413
Kent	8,094	2,431	2,382	2,476	2,488	2,556	2,502
Lancaster	34,068	16,411	15,793	16,096	14,626	17,820	19,850
Leicester	3,460	1,494	1,504	1,281	1,189	1,416	1,505
Lincoln	5,530	1,944	2,209	2,174	2,082	1,959	1,998
Middlesex	31,590	5,134	5,569	5,242	5,045	5,416	6,141
Monmouth	2,562	1,646	1,697	1,283	1,091	1,110	1,228
Norfolk	6,042	2,485	2,772	2,514	2,832	2,816	2,901
Northampton	3,194	1,338	1,489	1,377	1,220	1,404	1,441
Northumberland	4,094	1,149	1,264	1,108	965	1,013	811
Nottingham	4,168	1,715	1,724	1,645	1,642	1,742	1,953
Oxford	2,316	826	961	951	957	929	889
Rutland	216	115	92	125	99	97	69
Salop	3,180	1,647	1,568	1,497	1,533	1,392	1,496
Somerset	6,226	2,300	2,608	2,705	2,643	2,654	2,643
Southampton	5,768	1,614	1,801	2,049	1,959	1,910	1,977
Stafford	8,292	3,886	4,045	3,552	3,065	3,335	3,937
Suffolk	4,738	2,173	2,353	2,342	2,057	2,124	2,304
Surrey	10,374	2,128	2,260	2,180	2,129	2,205	2,185
Sussex	4,268	1,452	1,480	1,400	1,364	1,443	1,427
Warwick	6,494	1,512	2,470	2,294	2,052	2,415	2,516
Westmorland	780	195	191	177	185	193	225
Wilts	3,236	1,495	1,603	1,550	1,487	1,522	1,527
Worcester	5,536	3,201	3,098	2,934	2,588	2,528	2,974
York	26,664	11,439	11,899	10,726	10,503	11,099	12,970
North Wales	5,164	3,028	3,022	2,999	2,925	2,694	2,737
South Wales	8,152	4,382	4,532	4,378	4,093	4,190	4,617
Total for England and Wales	261,340	100,616	104,335	99,634	94,996	101,235	107,985

				Total for 10 years.	Annual Average.	No. of Persons who signed with Marks in every 100 married.	Per Cent. above and below the Average.
1845.	1846.	1847.	1848.	Total for 10 years.	Annual Average.	No. of Persons who signed with Marks in every 100 married.	Per Cent. above and below the Average.
1,095	1,124	957	1,003	10,454	1,045	56	†40·0
1,070	1,137	1,118	1,164	10,970	1,097	42	† 5·0
975	1,074	906	999	9,479	948	49	†22·5
1,471	1,398	1,213	1,328	13,546	1,355	45	†12·5
2,777	2,608	2,121	2,503	24,017	2,408	46	†15·0
2,338	2,407	2,102	2,146	22,156	2,216	45	†12·5
581	647	520	350	5,203	520	25	*37·5
1,642	1,544	1,382	1,377	14,144	1,414	39	* 2·5
3,312	3,224	2,782	1,981	27,484	2,748	32	*20·0
1,033	905	941	923	8,488	849	36	*10·0
2,375	2,378	2,376	2,327	20,866	2,087	36	*10·0
2,246	2,163	1,977	1,963	20,960	2,096	50	†25·0
2,578	2,698	2,215	2,304	23,879	2,388	35	*12·5
598	576	424	488	5,206	521	41	† 2·5
1,153	1,102	947	1,013	10,581	1,058	54	†35·0
434	466	438	440	4,385	439	49	†22·5
2,944	2,855	2,569	2,481	25,684	2,568	32	*20·0
22,177	20,709	16,588	18,161	178,231	17,823	52	†30·0
1,518	1,579	1,329	1,441	14,256	1,426	41	† 2·5
2,232	2,166	2,159	2,436	21,359	2,136	39	* 2·5
6,456	6,163	5,666	5,433	56,265	5,627	18	*55·0
1,722	1,982	1,720	1,574	15,053	1,505	59	†47·5
3,120	2,964	2,783	2,855	28,042	2,804	46	†15·0
1,504	1,467	1,253	1,332	13,825	1,383	43	† 7·5
1,214	1,244	1,190	1,328	11,286	1,129	28	*30·0
2,000	1,834	1,635	1,760	17,650	1,765	42	† 5·0
831	880	869	843	8,936	894	39	* 2·5
73	99	152	118	1,039	104	49	†22·5
1,428	1,544	1,532	1,661	15,298	1,530	48	†20·0
2,598	2,632	2,183	2,360	25,326	2,533	41	† 2·5
2,181	2,185	2,019	1,875	19,570	1,957	34	*15·0
5,091	4,920	6,423	5,263	43,517	4,352	52	†30·0
2,436	2,389	2,325	2,354	22,857	2,286	48	†20·0
2,473	2,451	2,134	2,039	22,184	2,218	21	*47·5
1,594	1,534	1,512	1,371	14,577	1,458	34	*15·0
2,670	2,958	2,870	2,855	24,612	2,461	38	* 5·0
237	321	220	135	2,079	208	27	*32·5
1,685	1,642	1,481	1,528	15,520	1,552	48	†20·0
3,744	4,192	1,871	1,643	28,773	2,877	52	†30·0
13,395	12,688	11,797	11,930	118,446	11,845	44	†10·0
2,916	3,219	2,904	1,951	28,395	2,840	55	†37·5
4,978	5,565	4,703	4,811	46,249	4,625	57	†42·5
118,894	117,633	104,306	105,937	1,050,907	105,091	40

COUNTIES.	Average Annual No. of Persons married, 1839-48.	Number of Males and Females who signed the Marriage Register with Marks.										Total for 10 years.	Annual Average.	No. of Persons who signed with Marks in every 100 married.	Per Cent. above and below the Average.
COUNTIES.	Average Annual No. of Persons married, 1839-48.	1839.	1840.	1841.	1842.	1843.	1844.	1845.	1846.	1847.	1848.	Total for 10 years.	Annual Average.	No. of Persons who signed with Marks in every 100 married.	Per Cent. above and below the Average.
Bedford	1,850	1,112	1,148	956	921	1,028	1,110	1,095	1,124	957	1,003	10,454	1,045	56	†40·0
Berks	2,588	1,036	1,131	1,061	1,063	1,111	1,079	1,070	1,137	1,118	1,164	10,970	1,097	42	† 5·0
Bucks	1,920	979	1,008	820	918	882	918	975	1,074	906	999	9,479	948	49	†22·5
Cambridge	2,784	1,269	1,372	1,495	1,389	1,281	1,330	1,471	1,398	1,213	1,328	13,546	1,355	45	†12·5
Chester	5,160	2,343	2,510	2,350	2,096	2,366	2,403	2,777	2,608	2,121	2,503	24,017	2,408	46	†15·0
Cornwall	4,894	2,150	2,148	2,128	2,312	2,284	2,141	2,338	2,407	2,102	2,146	22,156	2,216	45	†12·5
Cumberland	2,072	470	563	527	539	506	500	581	647	520	350	5,203	520	25	*37·5
Derby	3,652	1,521	1,490	1,321	1,061	1,351	1,455	1,642	1,544	1,382	1,377	14,144	1,414	39	* 2·5
Devon	8,678	2,603	1,817	2,744	2,971	2,995	3,055	3,312	3,224	2,782	1,981	27,484	2,748	32	*20·0
Dorset	2,358	725	930	785	852	449	945	1,033	905	941	923	8,488	849	36	*10·0
Durham	5,770	1,900	2,083	2,001	1,830	1,771	1,825	2,375	2,378	2,376	2,327	20,866	2,087	36	*10·0
Essex	4,228	1,964	2,215	2,103	2,062	2,110	2,157	2,246	2,163	1,977	1,963	20,960	2,096	50	†25·0
Gloucester	6,918	2,329	2,541	2,347	2,197	2,393	2,277	2,578	2,698	2,215	2,304	23,879	2,388	35	*12·5
Hereford	1,268	462	463	522	548	609	516	598	576	424	488	5,206	521	41	† 2·5
Hertford	1,976	1,189	1,045	1,057	954	1,083	1,038	1,153	1,102	947	1,013	10,581	1,058	54	†35·0
Hunts	904	391	465	453	446	439	413	434	466	438	440	4,385	439	49	†22·5
Kent	8,094	2,431	2,382	2,476	2,488	2,556	2,502	2,944	2,855	2,569	2,481	25,684	2,568	32	*20·0
Lancaster	34,068	16,411	15,793	16,096	14,626	17,820	19,850	22,177	20,709	16,588	18,161	178,231	17,823	52	†30·0
Leicester	3,460	1,494	1,504	1,281	1,189	1,416	1,505	1,518	1,579	1,329	1,441	14,256	1,426	41	† 2·5
Lincoln	5,530	1,944	2,209	2,174	2,082	1,959	1,998	2,232	2,166	2,159	2,436	21,359	2,136	39	* 2·5
Middlesex	31,590	5,134	5,569	5,242	5,045	5,416	6,141	6,456	6,163	5,666	5,433	56,265	5,627	18	*55·0
Monmouth	2,562	1,646	1,697	1,283	1,091	1,110	1,228	1,722	1,982	1,720	1,574	15,053	1,505	59	†47·5
Norfolk	6,042	2,485	2,772	2,514	2,832	2,816	2,901	3,120	2,964	2,783	2,855	28,042	2,804	46	†15·0
Northampton	3,194	1,338	1,489	1,377	1,220	1,404	1,441	1,504	1,467	1,253	1,332	13,825	1,383	43	† 7·5
Northumberland	4,094	1,149	1,264	1,108	965	1,013	811	1,214	1,244	1,190	1,328	11,286	1,129	28	*30·0
Nottingham	4,168	1,715	1,724	1,645	1,642	1,742	1,953	2,000	1,834	1,635	1,760	17,650	1,765	42	† 5·0
Oxford	2,316	826	961	951	957	929	889	831	880	869	843	8,936	894	39	* 2·5
Rutland	216	115	92	125	99	97	69	73	99	152	118	1,039	104	49	†22·5
Salop	3,180	1,647	1,568	1,497	1,533	1,392	1,496	1,428	1,544	1,532	1,661	15,298	1,530	48	†20·0
Somerset	6,226	2,300	2,608	2,705	2,643	2,654	2,643	2,598	2,632	2,183	2,360	25,326	2,533	41	† 2·5
Southampton	5,768	1,614	1,801	2,049	1,959	1,910	1,977	2,181	2,185	2,019	1,875	19,570	1,957	34	*15·0
Stafford	8,292	3,886	4,045	3,552	3,065	3,335	3,937	5,091	4,920	6,423	5,263	43,517	4,352	52	†30·0
Suffolk	4,738	2,173	2,353	2,342	2,057	2,124	2,304	2,436	2,389	2,325	2,354	22,857	2,286	48	†20·0
Surrey	10,374	2,128	2,260	2,180	2,129	2,205	2,185	2,473	2,451	2,134	2,039	22,184	2,218	21	*47·5
Sussex	4,268	1,452	1,480	1,400	1,364	1,443	1,427	1,594	1,534	1,512	1,371	14,577	1,458	34	*15·0
Warwick	6,494	1,512	2,470	2,294	2,052	2,415	2,516	2,670	2,958	2,870	2,855	24,612	2,461	38	* 5·0
Westmorland	780	195	191	177	185	193	225	237	321	220	135	2,079	208	27	*32·5
Wilts	3,236	1,495	1,603	1,550	1,487	1,522	1,527	1,685	1,642	1,481	1,528	15,520	1,552	48	†20·0
Worcester	5,536	3,201	3,098	2,934	2,588	2,528	2,974	3,744	4,192	1,871	1,643	28,773	2,877	52	†30·0
York	26,664	11,439	11,899	10,726	10,503	11,099	12,970	13,395	12,688	11,797	11,930	118,446	11,845	44	†10·0
North Wales	5,164	3,028	3,022	2,999	2,925	2,694	2,737	2,916	3,219	2,904	1,951	28,395	2,840	55	†37·5
South Wales	8,152	4,382	4,532	4,378	4,093	4,190	4,617	4,978	5,565	4,703	4,811	46,249	4,625	57	†42·5
Total for England and Wales	261,340	100,616	104,335	99,634	94,996	101,235	107,985	118,894	117,633	104,306	105,937	1,050,907	105,091	40

LIST OF COUNTIES IN THE ORDER OF THEIR IGNORANCE, AS SHOWN BY THE NUMBER WHO SIGNED THE MARRIAGE REGISTER WITH MARKS IN EVERY 100 PERSONS MARRIED.

Counties above the Average, or most Ignorant.

Monmouth	59
South Wales	57
Bedford	56
North Wales	55
Hertford	54
Lancaster	52
Stafford	52
Worcester	52
Essex	50
Bucks	49
Hunts	49
Rutland	49
Salop	48
Suffolk	48
Wilts	48
Chester	46
Norfolk	46
Cambridge	45
Cornwall	45
York	44
Northampton	43
Berks	42
Nottingham	42
Hereford	41
Leicester	41
Somerset	41

Counties below the Average, or least Ignorant.

Derby	39
Lincoln	39
Oxford	39
Warwick	38
Dorset	36
Durham	36
Gloucester	35
Southampton	34
Sussex	34
Devon	32
Kent	32
Northumberland	28
Westmorland	27
Cumberland	25
Surrey	21
Middlesex	18

Average for England and Wales

THE CRIME AND IGNORANCE OF THE SEVERAL COUNTIES COMPARED.

	Percentage above and below the Average.
	In No. of Criminals.	In No. signing Register with Marks.	In No. of Criminals unable to read and write.
Counties having great Crime and great Ignorance.
Worcester	†52·4	†36·0	† 8·5
Chester	†37·8	†15·0	† 9·4
Hereford	†45·1	† 2·5	†41·5
Bucks	†24·4	†22·5	† 6·9
Somerset	†21·3	† 2·5	† 7·2
Essex	†16·4	†25·0	†24·2
Lancaster	†12·8	†30·0	†22·0
Hertford	† 6·7	†35·0	†29·8
Norfolk	† 4·2	†15·0	†19·1
Counties having little Crime and little Ignorance.
Cumberland	*56·7	*37·5	*15·4
Westmorland	*50·6	*32·5	*38·6
Northumberland	*50·0	*30·0	*19·1
Derby	*36·0	* 2·5	*23·5
Lincoln	*22·0	* 2·5	*14·8
Devon	*14·0	*20·0	*12·9
Sussex	* 6·7	*15·0	* 4·0
Surrey	* ·6	*47·5	*13·8
Counties having great Crime, and in which the Ignorance Tests are contradictory.
Warwick	†31·7	* 5·0	† 9·7
Wilts	†15·2	†20·0	*20·4
Monmouth	† 9·7	†47·0	*12·2
Stafford	† 9·1	†30·0	* 3·4
Leicester	† 4·2	† 2·5	*11·6
Counties having great Crime and little Ignorance.
Gloucester	†59·1	*12·5	*11·9
Middlesex	†49·4	*55·0	*21·7
Oxford	† 8·5	* 2·5	* ·9
Southampton	† 7·9	*15·0	*13·5
Counties having little Crime and great Ignorance.
North Wales	*56·1	†37·5	†20·4
South Wales	*48·7	†42·5	†14·7
Hants	*14·0	†22·5	† 1·9
Northampton	*13·4	† 7·5	† 1·5
Salop	* 9·1	†20·0	†25·8
Bedford	* 7·3	†40·0	†28·3
Suffolk	* 4·2	†20·0	† 8·1
Counties having little Crime, and in which the Ignorance Tests are contradictory.
Durham	*51·8	*10·0	† 1·5
Cornwall	*51·2	†12·5	* 6·9
York	*30·5	†10·0	* 8·5
Nottingham	*28·0	† 5·0	* 5·6
Berks	*21·4	† 5·0	* 4·7
Rutland	*15·2	†22·5	* 2·5
Cambridge	*10·3	†12·5	* 2·5
Dorset	*10·0	*10·0	† 4·7
Kent		*20·0	† 6·3

London Labour and the London Poor, Vol. 4

About This Book

LIST OF COUNTIES IN THE ORDER OF THEIR CRIMINALITY, AS SHOWN BY THE NUMBER OF CRIMINALS TO EVERY 10,000 OF THE POPULATION.

Counties above the Average in Crime.

Counties above the Average in Crime.

THE YEARS OF CRIME.

TABLE SHOWING THE IGNORANCE OF THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES IN ENGLAND AND WALES, DEDUCED FROM THE NUMBER WHO SIGNED THE MARRIAGE REGISTER WITH MARKS IN THE UNDERMENTIONED YEARS.

LIST OF COUNTIES IN THE ORDER OF THEIR IGNORANCE, AS SHOWN BY THE NUMBER WHO SIGNED THE MARRIAGE REGISTER WITH MARKS IN EVERY 100 PERSONS MARRIED.

Counties above the Average, or most Ignorant.

Counties below the Average, or least Ignorant.

THE CRIME AND IGNORANCE OF THE SEVERAL COUNTIES COMPARED.

TABLE SHOWING THE AMOUNT OF IGNORANCE AMONGST THE CRIMINALS IN THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN THE UNDERMENTIONED YEARS.