Contributions to the vital statistics of the state of New-York / by Lemuel Shattuck ; communicated to T. Romeyn Beck.

  • Lemuel Shattuck
Date:
[1850?]
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Credit: Contributions to the vital statistics of the state of New-York / by Lemuel Shattuck ; communicated to T. Romeyn Beck. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

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    It appears from this statement that the proportion of married fe- males under 45 years of age was 12.40 per cent in 1825, and 8.83 per cent in 1845 ; that the unmarried females between 16 and 45, were 8.37 per cent in 1825, and 6.19 per cent in ]845 ; that the un- married females under 16, were 22.32 per cent in 1825, and 18.84 per cent in 1845 ; and that the proportion of all the female persons un- der 45 years to the whole population was 43.05 per cent in 1825, and 33.86 per cent in 1845, showing a difference at the two periods, of 9.19 per cent. I have, however, shown from these returns that of the whole population, the proportion of females was greater in 1845 than in 1825, being as 100 to 96.43 in 1825, and as 100 to 98.61 in 1845. This is conclusive proof that the returns are inconsistent with each other, and cannot both be correct. V. Deaths. Table V exhibits, in parallel columns for each county, an abstract of the returns of the number of deaths for 1825, 1835, and 1845 ; and their relation to the population. The greatest num- ber of deaths returned in any one year in proportion to the popula- tion was in New-York county, in 1835, being 1 in 45 living, or 2.19 per cent, or to 100 living; and the least number in Rockland county in 1835, being 1 in 160 living, or 62 per cent, or to 100 living. The aggregates for the whole States were as follows : In 1825. Deaths in the whole State were, 22,544 Persons living to 1 death were,.. ■..... 71 Per centages, or to 100 living, were,... 1.39 The proportion of the sexes for the whole State, were as follows : 1825. Males, 12,525 ; as 55.66 ; as 100, as 125.01. Females,.... 10,019 to 44.44; to 79.99 to 100; £2,544 100.00 In 1835. In 1845 32,766 36,284 66 71 1.50 1.39 1835. Males, 17,486 ; as 53.37 ; as 100, as 114.43- Females,..., 15,280 to 46.63 ; to 87.38 to 100. 32,766 100.00