Transcriber’s Notes
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The illustration “Fig. 1” was not labelled as such in the original.
In no. 63 of the advertisement Social Science Series, the source of the quotation is missing in the original.
Reformatted version of the table on page 63 for narrower screens:
KEY
(1) 1858–60.
(2) 1861–65.
(3) 1866–70.
(4) 1871–75.
(5) 1876–80.
(6) 1881–85.
(7) 1886–90.
A: Phthisis and scrofula;
B: Other diseases of micro-organisms;
C: Diseases of dentition, parturition, convulsions, accident and
negligence;
D: Some constitutional diseases
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GROUP I. | |||||||
| A | 3304·0 | 3311·0 | 3300·2 | 2940·6 | 2816·8 | 2540·8 | 2322·2 |
| B[17] | 4403·9 | 4498·6 | 4677·2 | 4055·8 | 3233·6 | 2708·8 | 2417·0 |
| GROUP II. | |||||||
| C | 2257·0 | 2262·0 | 2191·0 | 2077·2 | 1860·4 | 1678·6 | 1538·0 |
| GROUP III. | |||||||
| D[18] | 6056·3 | 6311·4 | 6594·6 | 7199 | 7536·4 | 7531·2 | 7929·4 |
[17] These include small-pox, measles, scarlet fever, simple and ill defined fever, whooping cough, diphtheria, miasmatic diseases, cholera, diarrhœa, dysentery, erysipelas, puerperal fever and thrush.
[18] Diseases of the nervous, circulatory and respiratory systems, cancer, diabetes and other constitutional diseases.
Reformatted version of the table on page 149 for narrower screens:
KEY
UK: United Kingdom. Fr: France.
| Year. | Population. | Proportion per 1000 Persons. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar. | Bths. | Dths. | |||
| 1867 | UK | 30,409,132 | 15·2 | 33·8 | 20·8 |
| Fr | 38,188,749 | 15·7 | 26·4 | 22·7 | |
| 1871 | UK | 31,555,694 | 15·4 | 33·7 | 21·5 |
| Fr | 36,544,067 | 14·4 | 22·6 | 24·81 | |
| 1875 | UK | 32,838,758 | 15·3 | 33·9 | 22·1 |
| Fr | 36,638,163 | 16·4 | 26·0 | 23·0 | |
| 1879 | UK | 34,302,557 | 13·8 | 33·3 | 20·5 |
| Fr | 37,365,544 | 15·1 | 25·0 | 22·5 | |
| 1883 | UK | 35,449,411 | 14·4 | 32·0 | 19·6 |
| Fr | 37,866,000 | 15·0 | 24·8 | 22·2 | |
| 1887 | UK | 36,598,235 | 13·5 | 30·7 | 19·0 |
| Fr | 38,320,000 | 14·5 | 23·5 | 22·0 | |
| 1891 | UK | 37,795,475 | 14·6 | 30·4 | 20·0 |
| Fr | 38,343,000 | 15·0 | 22·6 | 22·6 | |