An EJJay on Longevity, ^3 



unneccflary to touch upon that branch of the inquiry. He 

 has very obligingly, however, communicated the following 

 additional obfervations, connected with the fubjecl of longe- 

 vity in general. 



i. The number of In-peniioners being 2,410, and the 

 number of thofe who are from 80 years of age and upwards 

 being 96 ; the proportion of the aged to the whole is only as 

 £J lefs than r * ¥ . 



2. Some ufe tobacco for particular complaints, which they 

 think are relieved by the uie of it, or ufe fnuffj and the reft 

 lay that they cannot do without it. 



3. John Moore (the oldeft man in the houfe) fays, that 

 he has had four new fohk teeth within thefe five years; one 

 of which he has loft he knows not how. This is commonly 

 counted a great mark of old age. 



4. The proportion of aged marines is -J-*, or J of the whole 

 number of perfons above 80 years of age, in the Hoipital. 



5. The number of Out-penfioners is about 2,500, to whofe 

 ages when they were admitted, the number of years they have 

 been on the lift being added, it appears there are only 23 from 

 80 years of age andupwards ; a fufficient proof of the great 

 attention paid to the health of the In-penfioners at this excel- 

 lent inftitution. 



6. The number of ruptured men among the Tn-penfioners, 

 on the 3d of JVJay, was 161, or lT , the number being 2,410. 

 Among the Out- pensioners, amounting to 2^,500, the num- 

 ber was only about 50, or nearly ^. 



ROYAL 



