THE PROBLEM 



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The contrast between these proved findings of Young, 

 exceedingly modest both in respect of numbers, and ex- 

 tremity of longevity, and the loose data on centenarianism 



TABLE 2 



Authentic Instances of Centenarianism (from Young] 



* Living 30 September, 1905. 

 t Living 31 July, 1898. 



which one can find in any year's mortality statistics, is 

 striking. In an examination of the matter recently, for 

 example, it was found that in the registration area of the 



