Part 39

┌─────────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ LEINSTER. │ ├─────────────────────────────┼───────────────────┬───────────────────┤ │ │ RURAL. │ TOWN. │ ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬─────────┤ │ │ Houses. │Families.│ Houses. │Families.│ ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┤ │First Class houses │ 2│ 2│ 24│ 33│ ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┤ │“Good farm-houses, or in │ │ │ │ │ │ towns houses in a small │ 21│ 21│ 37│ 39│ │ street, having from 5 to 9 │ │ │ │ │ │ rooms and windows” │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │“A better description of │ │ │ │ │ │ cottage, still built of │ 47│ 46│ 23│ 16│ │ mud, but varying from 2 to │ │ │ │ │ │ 4 rooms and windows” │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │“All mud cabins having only │ 28│ 28│ 14│ 10│ │ one room” │ │ │ │ │ ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┤ │ │ Males. │Females. │ Males. │Females. │ ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┤ │Average age at death │ 32·│ 31·5│ 25·│ 25·4│ │ │ / │ / │ │ │ 32 │ 25 │ │ │ / │ │ │ 30 │ │Average term of premature │ │ │ │ loss of life as compared │ │ │ │ with the experience of │ 7 │ 14 │ │ Carlisle or the county of │ │ │ │ Hereford │ │ │ │ │ / │ │ │ 9 │ │ │ │ │Annual proportion of deaths │ 1 in 32·3 │ │ to the mean population │ │ │ │ │ │Average age of all who lived │ 25 │ │ in 1841 │ │ │ │ │ │Proportion of widows to every│ │ │ │ 100 of the population above│ 13 │ 17 │ │ 17 years old │ │ │ │ │ —— │ —— │ │ │ │ │Rate of increase on │ 3·35 │ │ population since 1831 │ │ │ │ │ │Excess of number of births to│ │ │ every 10,000 of the │ │ │ population above the │ 73 │ │ proportion of births in │ │ │ Hereford │ │ │ │ │ │Positive numbers of births in│ │ │ excess above the proportion│ 14,515 │ │ of births in Hereford │ │ └─────────────────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌─────────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ MUNSTER. │ ├─────────────────────────────┼───────────────────┬───────────────────┤ │ │ RURAL. │ TOWN. │ ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬─────────┤ │ │ Houses. │Families.│ Houses. │Families.│ ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┤ │First Class houses │ 1│ 1│ 12│ 14│ ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┤ │“Good farm-houses, or in │ │ │ │ │ │ towns houses in a small │ 13│ 13│ 44│ 49│ │ street, having from 5 to 9 │ │ │ │ │ │ rooms and windows” │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │“A better description of │ │ │ │ │ │ cottage, still built of │ 34│ 34│ 30│ 25│ │ mud, but varying from 2 to │ │ │ │ │ │ 4 rooms and windows” │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │“All mud cabins having only │ 50│ 49│ 13│ 10│ │ one room” │ │ │ │ │ ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┤ │ │ Males. │Females. │ Males. │Females. │ ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┤ │Average age at death │ 28·2│ 27·│ 23·6│ 23·7│ │ │ / │ / │ │ │ 28 │ 24 │ │ │ / │ │ │ 27 │ │Average term of premature │ │ │ │ loss of life as compared │ │ │ │ with the experience of │ 11 │ 15 │ │ Carlisle or the county of │ │ │ │ Hereford │ │ │ │ │ / │ │ │ 12 │ │ │ │ │Annual proportion of deaths │ 1 in 29·5 │ │ to the mean population │ │ │ │ │ │Average age of all who lived │ 24 │ │ in 1841 │ │ │ │ │ │Proportion of widows to every│ │ │ │ 100 of the population above│ 12 │ 16 │ │ 17 years old │ │ │ │ │ —— │ —— │ │ │ │ │Rate of increase on │ 7·59 │ │ population since 1831 │ │ │ │ │ │Excess of number of births to│ │ │ every 10,000 of the │ │ │ population above the │ 95 │ │ proportion of births in │ │ │ Hereford │ │ │ │ │ │Positive numbers of births in│ │ │ excess above the proportion│ 22,875 │ │ of births in Hereford │ │ └─────────────────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌─────────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ ULSTER. │ ├─────────────────────────────┼───────────────────┬───────────────────┤ │ │ RURAL. │ TOWN. │ ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬─────────┤ │ │ Houses. │Families.│ Houses. │Families.│ ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┤ │First Class houses │ 1│ 1│ 10│ 9│ ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┤ │“Good farm-houses, or in │ │ │ │ │ │ towns houses in a small │ 21│ 21│ 56│ 60│ │ street, having from 5 to 9 │ │ │ │ │ │ rooms and windows” │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │“A better description of │ │ │ │ │ │ cottage, still built of │ 45│ 45│ 23│ 21│ │ mud, but varying from 2 to │ │ │ │ │ │ 4 rooms and windows” │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │“All mud cabins having only │ 32│ 32│ 9│ 8│ │ one room” │ │ │ │ │ ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┤ │ │ Males. │Females. │ Males. │Females. │ ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┤ │Average age at death │ 31·8│ 32·│ 23·8│ 23·6│ │ │ / │ / │ │ │ 32 │ 24 │ │ │ / │ │ │ 31 │ │Average term of premature │ │ │ │ loss of life as compared │ │ │ │ with the experience of │ 7 │ 15 │ │ Carlisle or the county of │ │ │ │ Hereford │ │ │ │ │ / │ │ │ 8 │ │ │ │ │Annual proportion of deaths │ 1 in 31·1 │ │ to the mean population │ │ │ │ │ │Average age of all who lived │ 24 │ │ in 1841 │ │ │ │ │ │Proportion of widows to every│ │ │ │ 100 of the population above│ 12 │ 15 │ │ 17 years old │ │ │ │ │ —— │ —— │ │ │ │ │Rate of increase on │ 4·36 │ │ population since 1831 │ │ │ │ │ │Excess of number of births to│ │ │ every 10,000 of the │ │ │ population above the │ 84 │ │ proportion of births in │ │ │ Hereford │ │ │ │ │ │Positive numbers of births in│ │ │ excess above the proportion│ 20,003 │ │ of births in Hereford │ │ └─────────────────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌─────────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ CONNAUGHT. │ ├─────────────────────────────┼───────────────────┬───────────────────┤ │ │ RURAL. │ TOWN. │ ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬─────────┤ │ │ Houses. │Families.│ Houses. │Families.│ ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┤ │First Class houses │ ·5│ ·6│ 7│ 10│ ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┤ │“Good farm-houses, or in │ │ │ │ │ │ towns houses in a small │ 8│ 8│ 30│ 33│ │ street, having from 5 to 9 │ │ │ │ │ │ rooms and windows” │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │“A better description of │ │ │ │ │ │ cottage, still built of │ 39│ 39│ 36│ 33│ │ mud, but varying from 2 to │ │ │ │ │ │ 4 rooms and windows” │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │“All mud cabins having only │ 51│ 50│ 25│ 22│ │ one room” │ │ │ │ │ ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┤ │ │ Males. │Females. │ Males. │Females. │ ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┤ │Average age at death │ 26·1│ 24·3│ 22·6│ 22·4│ │ │ / │ / │ │ │ 25 │ 23 │ │ │ / │ │ │ 24 │ │Average term of premature │ │ │ │ loss of life as compared │ │ │ │ with the experience of │ 14 │ 16 │ │ Carlisle or the county of │ │ │ │ Hereford │ │ │ │ │ / │ │ │ 15 │ │ │ │ │Annual proportion of deaths │ 1 in 28 │ │ to the mean population │ │ │ │ │ │Average age of all who lived │ 23 │ │ in 1841 │ │ │ │ │ │Proportion of widows to every│ │ │ │ 100 of the population above│ 12 │ 17 │ │ 17 years old │ │ │ │ │ —— │ —— │ │ │ │ │Rate of increase on │ 5·58 │ │ population since 1831 │ │ │ │ │ │Excess of number of births to│ │ │ every 10,000 of the │ │ │ population above the │ 117 │ │ proportion of births in │ │ │ Hereford │ │ │ │ │ │Positive numbers of births in│ │ │ excess above the proportion│ 16,624 │ │ of births in Hereford │ │ └─────────────────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌─────────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ IRELAND. │ ├─────────────────────────────┼───────────────────┬───────────────────┤ │ │ RURAL. │ TOWN. │ ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬─────────┤ │ │ Houses. │Families.│ Houses. │Families.│ ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┤ │First Class houses │ 1·3│ 1·4│ 15·9│ 21·│ ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┤ │“Good farm-houses, or in │ │ │ │ │ │ towns houses in a small │ 16·8│ 17·2│ 43·6│ 46·6│ │ street, having from 5 to 9 │ │ │ │ │ │ rooms and windows” │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │“A better description of │ │ │ │ │ │ cottage, still built of │ 41·9│ 41·7│ 26·8│ 21·7│ │ mud, but varying from 2 to │ │ │ │ │ │ 4 rooms and windows” │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │“All mud cabins having only │ 40·│ 39·7│ 13·7│ 10·7│ │ one room” │ │ │ │ │ ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┤ │ │ Males. │Females. │ Males. │Females. │ ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┤ │Average age at death │ 29·6│ 28·9│ 24·1│ 24·3│ │ │ / │ / │ │ │ 29 │ 24 │ │ │ / │ │ │ 28 │ │Average term of premature │ │ │ │ loss of life as compared │ │ │ │ with the experience of │ 10 │ 15 │ │ Carlisle or the county of │ │ │ │ Hereford │ │ │ │ │ / │ │ │ 11 │ │ │ │ │Annual proportion of deaths │ 1 in 30·3 │ │ to the mean population │ │ │ │ │ │Average age of all who lived │ 24 │ │ in 1841 │ │ │ │ │ │Proportion of widows to every│ │ │ │ 100 of the population above│ 12 │ 16 │ │ 17 years old │ │ │ │ │ —— │ —— │ │ │ │ │Rate of increase on │ 5·25 │ │ population since 1831 │ │ │ │ │ │Excess of number of births to│ │ │ every 10,000 of the │ │ │ population above the │ 90 │ │ proportion of births in │ │ │ Hereford │ │ │ │ │ │Positive numbers of births in│ │ │ excess above the proportion│ 74,016 │ │ of births in Hereford │ │ └─────────────────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────┘

The proportion of widowhood (which would generally be attended by its proportion of orphanage) to the short duration of life in the worst conditioned districts is submitted as confirmatory of the principles expounded in the General Sanitary report on the condition of the labouring population in Great Britain. Vide p. 188, _et seq._

Conformity of the rate of increase of population with the ages of the living and dying was not to be expected in the returns where the emigration from the different provinces is (probably) variable; but in the two provinces where the household condition appears to be the worst, and the proportion of mud cabins the greatest, there we find the mortality is the highest.