Births of the two Sexes. 



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At Cassel I had the pleasure of becoming acquainted with 

 M. Kassel, Chef de Division et Directeur de Bureau Statis- 

 tique dans la Ministere de Tlnterieure, to whose kindness I am 

 indebted for the table which relates to the former kingdom of 

 Westphalia. The following table has been computed from it : — 



Legitimate. Illegitimate, 



Prop, to 10,000 females. Prop, to 10,000 females. 



Females. Males. Females. Males. 



10,000 10,190 

 10,000 10,331 10,000 10,147 

 10,000 10,591 10,000 9,909 



1809, 

 1810, 

 1811, 



Average, 10,000 10,471 



10,000 10,039 



The same fact, therefore, reappears much more strongly 

 marked in those provinces which comprised the kingdom of 

 Westphalia. The total number of illegitimate births on which it 

 rests, rather less than 20,000, might be objected to for the first 

 establishment of this singular fact, but it must be admitted as 

 a strong corroboration of other and larger enumerations. 



The number of children born at Montpellier during twenty 

 years, from 1772 to 1792, was 



Legitimate. 

 Males. Females. 



12,919 12,145 

 or, reduced to 10,000 females, 



Legiiimaie. 

 Females. Males. 



10,000 10,707 



Illegitimate. 

 Males. Females. 



1373 1362 



Illegitimate. 

 Females. Males. 



10,000 10,081 



