174 M. C. T. Hermann on the number of [March. 



of the industrious population was 75,508 annually. Her- 

 mann begins with the western provinces of Moscow, Yaros- 

 lav, Vladimir, Riazan, Toula, Kalouga, Kostroma, Orel, 

 Koursk, and Voronega, where the people are chiefly 

 Russians. In 1820 the population of these provinces 

 amounted to 10,593,251. In this population there were in 



1821, 520 suicides; and in 1822, where the cases were 

 investigated, 505; total, 1,025; mean = 512£ ; while the 

 number of non-investigated suicides was in 1821, 132; and 



1822, 168 ; total 300; mean 150. The total of these two 

 classes of suicides amounted therefore in 1821 to 652; and 

 for 1822, 673; total 1,325; mean 662 J. The number of 

 homicides in 1821 was 223, and in 1822, 200; total 423; 

 mean 211 J. The proportion to the population therefore is, 



1 investigated suicide to . . 20,669 inhabitants. 

 1 non-investigated suicide to 70,621 ,, 



1 suicide of both classes to 15,989 ,, 



1 homicide 50,086 ,, 



Hence, the suicides were above three times more numerous 

 than the homicides, and the latter to the former in the 

 proportion 1 to 3J. 



The following table exhibits a relative statement of the in- 

 vestigated suicides in the different governments for 1821-22 : 



Investigated. Non-investigated. 



, T 5 39^ town 110 } 22 town 



Moscow. . . ^ 72 | country H2 \ 9country . 



Yaroslav 684 - 16 



Vladimir 55-13* 



Orel 48* - 10 



Toula . .44|-11 



Kalouga 40-8 



Voronega 38-32 



Riazan 37 - 22£ 



Kostroma 8-1 



512£ 

 From this enumeration, compared with former years, it 

 appears that the number of suicides has not increased in 

 Kostroma. In Toula and Kalouga the difference is trifling. 

 But in the most industrious governments, where the passions 

 are more liable to be excited, as Moscow, Saratov, Vladimir, 

 the number is on the increase. The proportion of suicides 

 to the population appears from the following table : — 



