| Middlesex | 296 |
| Lancaster | 183 |
| Cornwall | 109 |
| Worcester | 106 |
| Hereford | 102 |
| Northampton | 87 |
| Chester | 83 |
| Average for England and Wales | 79 |
Counties below the Average.
| Hunts | 70 |
| Lincoln | 69 |
| Gloucester | 59 |
| Cumberland | 59 |
| Northumberland | 53 |
| Durham | 52 |
| York | 50 |
| Berks | 46 |
| Somerset | 40 |
| Surrey | 38 |
| Monmouth | 37 |
| Westmorland | 35 |
| Warwick | 34 |
| Wilts | 33 |
| Southampton | 32 |
| Devon | 29 |
| Dorset | 29 |
| Stafford | 29 |
| Hertford | 24 |
| Cambridge | 22 |
| Salop | 21 |
| Leicester | 13 |
| Oxford | 12 |
| Norfolk | 10 |
| Sussex | 9 |
| Derby | 8 |
| Essex | 6 |
| Kent | 5 |
| North Wales | 5 |
| Suffolk | 3 |
| Bedford | 0 |
| Bucks | 0 |
| Nottingham | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| South Wales | 0 |
THE NUMBER OF DISORDERLY HOUSES COMPARED WITH THE NUMBER OF ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS IN EACH COUNTY.
| Percentage above and below the Average. † denotes above. * „ below. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Counties in which the Number of Disorderly Houses and the Number of Illegitimate Children are both above the Average. | In No. of Disorderly Houses. | In No. of Illegitimate Children. |
| Lancaster | †131· | †14 |
| Hereford | † 29· | †49 |
| Chester | † 5· | †32 |
| Counties in which the Number of Disorderly Houses and the Number of Illegitimate Children are both below the Average. | ||
| Rutland | *100· | *16 |
| Kent | * 93· | *19 |
| Essex | * 92· | *10 |
| Cambridge | * 72· | * 1 |
| Dorset | * 63· | * 1 |
| Devon | * 63· | *25 |
| Southampton | * 59· | *10 |
| Warwick | * 57· | *16 |
| Monmouth | * 53· | *26 |
| Surrey | * 51· | *34 |
| Somerset | * 49· | * 6 |
| Durham | * 34· | *10 |
| Gloucester | * 25· | * 4 |
| Lincoln | * 12· | * 1 |
| Hunts | * 11· | *28 |
| Counties in which the Number of Disorderly Houses is above and the Number of Illegitimate Children below the Average. | ||
| Lancaster | †131· | †14 |
| Middlesex | †274· | *40 |
| Cornwall | † 38· | *29 |
| Worcester | † 34· | * 1 |
| Northampton | † 10· | *10 |
| Counties in which the Number of Disorderly Houses is below and the Number of Illegitimate Children above the Average. | ||
| South Wales | *100· | † 7 |
| Nottingham | *100· | †35 |
| Bucks | *100· | † 4 |
| Bedford | *100· | †14 |
| Suffolk | * 96· | †26 |
| North Wales | * 93· | † 6 |
| Derby | * 89· | †20 |
| Sussex | * 88· | † 1 |
| Norfolk | * 87· | †56 |
| Oxford | * 84· | †13 |
| Leicester | * 83· | †17 |
| Salop | * 73· | †47 |
| Hertford | * 69· | † 7 |
| Stafford | * 63· | † 3 |
| Wilts | * 58· | † 3 |
| Westmorland | * 55· | †29 |
| Berks | * 41· | †17 |
| York | * 36· | † 6 |
| Northumberland | * 32· | † 8 |
| Cumberland | * 25· | †61 |
⁂ The rule appears to be, that the number of Disorderly Houses is the least in those Counties where the number of Illegitimate Births is the greatest, and, vice versâ, the greatest where the Illegitimates are the least.
MAP
SHOWING THE NUMBER OF CASES OF
CONCEALING THE BIRTHS OF INFANTS
IN EVERY 10,000 ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS,
IN EACH COUNTY OF
ENGLAND & WALES.
⁂ The counties printed black are those in which the number of cases is above the Average.
The counties left white are those in which the number of cases is below the Average.
The Average is taken for the last ten years.
| The | Average for | all England and Wales is | 17 | in every 10,000 | illegitimate births. |
| „ | „ | Surrey (the highest) | 39 | „ | „ |
| „ | „ | Huntingdon and Rutland (the lowest) | 0 | „ | „ |
TABLE SHOWING THE CRIMINALITY OF THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES WITH REGARD TO THE CONCEALMENT OF THE BIRTHS OF INFANTS.
| COUNTIES. | Average Yearly No. of Illegitimate Births. | 1841. | 1842. | 1843. | 1844. | 1845. | 1846. | 1847. | 1848. | 1849. | 1850. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford | 336 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Berks | 461 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Bucks | 315 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Cambridge | 423 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Chester | 1128 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 5 |
| Cornwall | 534 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 |
| Cumberland | 639 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Derby | 656 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Devon | 818 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Dorset | 342 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Durham | 824 | ... | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Essex | 621 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 |
| Gloucester | 788 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | 3 | 2 |
| Hereford | 274 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Hertford | 388 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Hunts | 98 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Kent | 998 | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ... | 3 | 2 |
| Lancaster | 5672 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Leicester | 583 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Lincoln | 820 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Middlesex | 2200 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| Monmouth | 269 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Norfolk | 1374 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... |
| Northampton | 416 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Northumberland | 685 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Nottingham | 808 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Oxford | 396 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rutland | 40 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Salop | 640 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Somerset | 847 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Southampton | 703 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Stafford | 1341 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Suffolk | 895 | 3 | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Surrey | 903 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Sussex | 662 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Warwick | 831 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 |
| Westmorland | 156 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Wilts | 506 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Worcester | 679 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| York | 4155 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| North Wales | 847 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| South Wales | 1308 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | 4 |
| Total for England and Wales | 37,410 | 51 | 49 | 66 | 87 | 53 | 78 | 65 | 60 | 75 | 66 |
| Total for 10 Years. | Annual Average. | No. committed for concealments in every 10,000 Illegitimate Births. | Proportion per Cent. above and below the Aver. † denotes above. * „ below. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | ·2 | 6 | *64·7 |
| 10 | 1·0 | 22 | †29·5 |
| 3 | ·3 | 10 | *41·2 |
| 7 | ·7 | 17 | ..... |
| 16 | 1·6 | 54 | *17·6 |
| 16 | 1·6 | 30 | †76·9 |
| 5 | ·5 | 8 | *52·9 |
| 8 | ·8 | 12 | *29·4 |
| 23 | 2·3 | 28 | †64·8 |
| 10 | 1·0 | 29 | †70·6 |
| 19 | 1·9 | 23 | †35·3 |
| 16 | 1·6 | 26 | †53·0 |
| 22 | 2·2 | 28 | †64·8 |
| 7 | ·7 | 26 | †53·0 |
| 5 | ·5 | 13 | *23·5 |
| ... | ... | ... | *100·0 |
| 22 | 2·2 | 22 | †29·5 |
| 50 | 5·0 | 9 | *47·1 |
| 11 | 1·1 | 19 | †11·8 |
| 23 | 2·3 | 28 | †64·8 |
| 54 | 5·4 | 25 | †47·1 |
| 8 | ·8 | 30 | †76·9 |
| 21 | 2·1 | 15 | *11·8 |
| 9 | ·9 | 22 | †29·5 |
| 5 | ·5 | 7 | *58·8 |
| 4 | ·4 | 5 | *70·6 |
| 1 | ·1 | 3 | *82·4 |
| ... | ... | ... | *100·0 |
| 19 | 1·9 | 14 | *17·6 |
| 16 | 1·6 | 19 | †11·8 |
| 26 | 2·6 | 37 | †117·7 |
| 23 | 2·3 | 17 | ..... |
| 20 | 2·0 | 22 | †29·5 |
| 35 | 3·5 | 39 | †129·5 |
| 16 | 1·6 | 24 | †41·2 |
| 11 | 1·1 | 13 | *23·5 |
| 4 | ·4 | 26 | †53·0 |
| 9 | ·9 | 18 | †4·1 |
| 17 | 1·7 | 25 | †47·1 |
| 49 | 4·9 | 12 | *29·4 |
| 9 | ·9 | 11 | *35·3 |
| 19 | 1·9 | 15 | *11·8 |
| 650 | 65·0 | 17 |
| COUNTIES. | Average Yearly No. of Illegitimate Births. | 1841. | 1842. | 1843. | 1844. | 1845. | 1846. | 1847. | 1848. | 1849. | 1850. | Total for 10 Years. | Annual Average. | No. committed for concealments in every 10,000 Illegitimate Births. | Proportion per Cent. above and below the Aver. † denotes above. * „ below. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford | 336 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ·2 | 6 | *64·7 |
| Berks | 461 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1·0 | 22 | †29·5 |
| Bucks | 315 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ·3 | 10 | *41·2 |
| Cambridge | 423 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 7 | ·7 | 17 | ..... |
| Chester | 1128 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 5 | 16 | 1·6 | 54 | *17·6 |
| Cornwall | 534 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 16 | 1·6 | 30 | †76·9 |
| Cumberland | 639 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | ·5 | 8 | *52·9 |
| Derby | 656 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ·8 | 12 | *29·4 |
| Devon | 818 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 2·3 | 28 | †64·8 |
| Dorset | 342 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1·0 | 29 | †70·6 |
| Durham | 824 | ... | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 19 | 1·9 | 23 | †35·3 |
| Essex | 621 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 16 | 1·6 | 26 | †53·0 |
| Gloucester | 788 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | 3 | 2 | 22 | 2·2 | 28 | †64·8 |
| Hereford | 274 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | ·7 | 26 | †53·0 |
| Hertford | 388 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ·5 | 13 | *23·5 |
| Hunts | 98 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | *100·0 |
| Kent | 998 | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ... | 3 | 2 | 22 | 2·2 | 22 | †29·5 |
| Lancaster | 5672 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 5·0 | 9 | *47·1 |
| Leicester | 583 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1·1 | 19 | †11·8 |
| Lincoln | 820 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 2·3 | 28 | †64·8 |
| Middlesex | 2200 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 5·4 | 25 | †47·1 |
| Monmouth | 269 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 8 | ·8 | 30 | †76·9 |
| Norfolk | 1374 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... | 21 | 2·1 | 15 | *11·8 |
| Northampton | 416 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ·9 | 22 | †29·5 |
| Northumberland | 685 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | ·5 | 7 | *58·8 |
| Nottingham | 808 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | ·4 | 5 | *70·6 |
| Oxford | 396 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ·1 | 3 | *82·4 |
| Rutland | 40 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | *100·0 |
| Salop | 640 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 1·9 | 14 | *17·6 |
| Somerset | 847 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 1·6 | 19 | †11·8 |
| Southampton | 703 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | 26 | 2·6 | 37 | †117·7 |
| Stafford | 1341 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 2·3 | 17 | ..... |
| Suffolk | 895 | 3 | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 2·0 | 22 | †29·5 |
| Surrey | 903 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 3·5 | 39 | †129·5 |
| Sussex | 662 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 16 | 1·6 | 24 | †41·2 |
| Warwick | 831 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | 11 | 1·1 | 13 | *23·5 |
| Westmorland | 156 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | ·4 | 26 | †53·0 |
| Wilts | 506 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 9 | ·9 | 18 | †4·1 |
| Worcester | 679 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 1·7 | 25 | †47·1 |
| York | 4155 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 4·9 | 12 | *29·4 |
| North Wales | 847 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ·9 | 11 | *35·3 |
| South Wales | 1308 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | 4 | 19 | 1·9 | 15 | *11·8 |
| Total for England and Wales | 37,410 | 51 | 49 | 66 | 87 | 53 | 78 | 65 | 60 | 75 | 66 | 650 | 65·0 | 17 |
LIST OF COUNTIES, IN THE ORDER OF THEIR CRIMINALITY WITH REGARD TO THE CONCEALMENT OF THE BIRTHS OF INFANTS, AS SHOWN BY THE NUMBER COMMITTED FOR THIS OFFENCE IN EVERY 10,000 ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS.
Counties above the Average.
| Surrey | 39 |
| Southampton | 37 |
| Cornwall | 30 |
| Monmouth | 30 |
| Dorset | 29 |
| Devon | 28 |
| Gloucester | 28 |
| Lincoln | 28 |
| Essex | 26 |
| Hereford | 26 |
| Westmorland | 26 |
| Middlesex | 25 |
| Worcester | 25 |
| Sussex | 24 |
| Durham | 23 |
| Berks | 22 |
| Kent | 22 |
| Northampton | 22 |
| Suffolk | 22 |
| Leicester | 19 |
| Somerset | 19 |
| Wilts | 18 |
Counties below the Average.
| Cambridge | 17 |
| Stafford | 17 |
| Norfolk | 15 |
| South Wales | 15 |
| Chester | 14 |
| Salop | 14 |
| Hertford | 13 |
| Warwick | 13 |
| Derby | 12 |
| York | 12 |
| North Wales | 11 |
| Bucks | 10 |
| Lancaster | 9 |
| Cumberland | 8 |
| Northumberland | 7 |
| Bedford | 6 |
| Nottingham | 5 |
| Oxford | 3 |
| Hunts | O |
| Rutland | O |
| Average for England and Wales | 17 |
THE ATTEMPTS AT CONCEALING THE BIRTHS OF INFANTS AND ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS COMPARED.
| Counties in which the Number of cases of Concealing Births and Number of Illegitimate Births are both above the Average. | Percentage above and below the Average. † denotes above. * „ below. | |
|---|---|---|
| In No. of Cases of Concealing Births. | In No. of Illegitimate Births. | |
| Hereford | †53·0 | †49·2 |
| Westmorland | †53·0 | †29·8 |
| Sussex | †41·2 | † 1·5 |
| Berks | †29·5 | †17·9 |
| Suffolk | †29·5 | †26·8 |
| Leicester | †11·8 | †17·9 |
| Wilts | † 4·1 | † 3·0 |
| The Average for the whole of the above Counties is | †29·4 | †131·4 |
| (The Number of cases of Concealing Births is 22 in every 10,000 Illegitimate Births, and the Number of Illegitimate Births 88 in every 1000 Births.) | ||
| Counties in which the No. of cases of Concealing Births and No. of Illegitimate Births are both below the Average. | ||
| Rutland | * —— | * 1·5 |
| Hunts | * 23·5 | *16·5 |
| Warwick | *100·0 | *28·3 |
| Cambridge | *100·0 | *16·4 |
| The Average for the whole of the above Counties is | * 23·5 | *13·4 |
| (The Number of cases of Concealing Births is 13 in every 10,000 Illegitimate Births, and the Number of Illegitimate Births 58 in every 1000 Births.) | ||
| Counties in which the Number of cases of Concealing Births is above the Average and the Number of Illegitimate Births below it. | ||
| Surrey | †129·5 | *34·3 |
| Southampton | †117·7 | *10·4 |
| Cornwall | † 76·9 | *29·8 |
| Monmouth | † 76·9 | *26·8 |
| Dorset | † 70·6 | * 1·5 |
| Devon | † 64·8 | *25·3 |
| Gloucester | † 64·8 | * 4·5 |
| Lincoln | † 64·8 | * 1·5 |
| Essex | † 53·0 | *10·4 |
| Middlesex | † 47·1 | *40·3 |
| Worcester | † 47·1 | * 1·5 |
| Durham | † 35·3 | *10·4 |
| Kent | † 29·5 | *19·4 |
| Northampton | † 29·5 | *10·4 |
| Somerset | † 11·8 | * 6·0 |
| The Average for the above Counties is | † 58·9 | *20·9 |
| (The Number of cases of Concealing Births is 27 in every 10,000 Illegitimate Births, and the Number of Illegitimate Births 53 in every 1000 Births.) | ||
| Counties in which the No. of cases of Concealing Births is below the Average and the No. of Illegitimate Births above it. | ||
| Oxford | *82·4 | †13·4 |
| Nottingham | *70·6 | †35·8 |
| Bedford | *64·7 | †14·9 |
| Northumberland | *58·8 | † 8·9 |
| Cumberland | *52·9 | †61·2 |
| Lancaster | *47·1 | †14·9 |
| Bucks | *29·5 | † 4·4 |
| North Wales | *35·3 | †16·4 |
| York | *29·4 | † 6·0 |
| Derby | *29·4 | †20·9 |
| Hertford | *23·5 | † 7·4 |
| Salop | *17·6 | †47·7 |
| Chester | *17·6 | †32·8 |
| South Wales | *11·8 | † 7·4 |
| Norfolk | *11·8 | †56·7 |
| Stafford | *—— | † 3·0 |
| The Average for the whole of the above Counties is | *29·4 | †17·9 |
| (The Number of cases of Concealing Births is 12 in every 10,000 Illegitimate Births, and the Number of Illegitimate Births 79 in every 1000 Births.) | ||
MAP
SHOWING THE NUMBER OF PROVED CASES OF
ATTEMPTING TO PROCURE THE MISCARRIAGE OF WOMEN
IN EVERY 10,000 ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS,
IN THE SEVERAL COUNTIES OF
ENGLAND AND WALES.
⁂ The counties printed black are those in which the cases are above the Average.
The counties left white are those in which the number of cases is below the Average.
The Average is calculated for ten years.
| The Average | for | England and Wales is | 1 | in every | 10,000 | illegitimate births. |
| „ | „ | Sussex (the highest) | 6 | „ | „ | „ |
TABLE SHOWING THE CRIMINALITY OF THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES, WITH REGARD TO THE ATTEMPTS TO PROCURE THE MISCARRIAGE OF WOMEN.
| Counties. | Average Yearly No. of Illegitimate Births. | Total number committed for attempting to procure the miscarriage of women. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1841. | 1842. | 1843. | 1844. | 1845. | 1846. | ||
| Bedford | 336 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Berks | 461 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Bucks | 315 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cambridge | 423 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Chester | 1128 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Cornwall | 534 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Cumberland | 639 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Derby | 656 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Devon | 818 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. |
| Dorset | 342 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Durham | 824 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Essex | 621 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Gloucester | 788 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Hereford | 274 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Hertford | 388 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Hunts | 98 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Kent | 998 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Lancaster | 5672 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Leicester | 583 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Lincoln | 820 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Middlesex | 2200 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Monmouth | 269 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Norfolk | 1374 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Northampton | 416 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Northumberland | 685 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Nottingham | 808 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Oxford | 396 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Rutland | 40 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Salop | 640 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Somerset | 847 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Southampton | 703 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Stafford | 1341 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Suffolk | 895 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Surrey | 903 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Sussex | 662 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. |
| Warwick | 831 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Westmorland | 156 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Wilts | 506 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Worcester | 679 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| York | 4155 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. |
| North Wales | 847 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| South Wales | 1308 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Total for England and Wales | 37,410 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Total for 10 Years. | Annual Average. | No. committed annually in every 10,000 Illegitimate Births. | Proportion per Cent. above and below the Aver. † denotes above. * „ below. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1847. | 1848. | 1849. | 1850. | ||||
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ·1 | 2 | †100·0 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ·3 | 3 | †200·0 |
| .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | ·2 | 4 | †300·0 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ·2 | 3 | †200·0 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ·3 | 4 | †300·0 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ·1 | 1 | .... |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ·1 | 3 | †200·0 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ·1 | 0·2 | †80·0 |
| .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | ·3 | 5 | *400·0 |
| .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ·1 | 1 | .... |
| .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | ·2 | 0·9 | *10·0 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ·1 | 0·7 | *30·0 |
| .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | ·2 | 5 | †400·0 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ·1 | 1 | .... |
| .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | ·3 | 4 | †300·0 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ·2 | 1 | .... |
| .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ·1 | 1 | .... |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | ·4 | 6 | †500·0 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ·3 | 4 | †300·0 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | ·6 | 1 | .... |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ·1 | 0·8 | *20·0 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 4·4 | 1 | |
| Counties. | Average Yearly No. of Illegitimate Births. | Total number committed for attempting to procure the miscarriage of women. | Total for 10 Years. | Annual Average. | No. committed annually in every 10,000 Illegitimate Births. | Proportion per Cent. above and below the Aver. † denotes above. * „ below. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1841. | 1842. | 1843. | 1844. | 1845. | 1846. | 1847. | 1848. | 1849. | 1850. | ||||||
| Bedford | 336 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| Berks | 461 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ·1 | 2 | †100·0 |
| Bucks | 315 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| Cambridge | 423 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| Chester | 1128 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ·3 | 3 | †200·0 |
| Cornwall | 534 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | ·2 | 4 | †300·0 |
| Cumberland | 639 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| Derby | 656 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ·2 | 3 | †200·0 |
| Devon | 818 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ·3 | 4 | †300·0 |
| Dorset | 342 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| Durham | 824 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| Essex | 621 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| Gloucester | 788 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ·1 | 1 | .... |
| Hereford | 274 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| Hertford | 388 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ·1 | 3 | †200·0 |
| Hunts | 98 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| Kent | 998 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| Lancaster | 5672 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ·1 | 0·2 | †80·0 |
| Leicester | 583 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | ·3 | 5 | *400·0 |
| Lincoln | 820 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ·1 | 1 | .... |
| Middlesex | 2200 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | ·2 | 0·9 | *10·0 |
| Monmouth | 269 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| Norfolk | 1374 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ·1 | 0·7 | *30·0 |
| Northampton | 416 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | ·2 | 5 | †400·0 |
| Northumberland | 685 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ·1 | 1 | .... |
| Nottingham | 808 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | ·3 | 4 | †300·0 |
| Oxford | 396 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| Rutland | 40 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| Salop | 640 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| Somerset | 847 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| Southampton | 703 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| Stafford | 1341 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ·2 | 1 | .... |
| Suffolk | 895 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ·1 | 1 | .... |
| Surrey | 903 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| Sussex | 662 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | ·4 | 6 | †500·0 |
| Warwick | 831 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ·3 | 4 | †300·0 |
| Westmorland | 156 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| Wilts | 506 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| Worcester | 679 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| York | 4155 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | ·6 | 1 | .... |
| North Wales | 847 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| South Wales | 1308 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ·1 | 0·8 | *20·0 |
| Total for England and Wales | 37,410 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 4·4 | 1 | |