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the Second Series, which I forthwith proceeded to analyse 

 for my present contribution. 



Social Condition. 



This may be deduced from their occupations and educa- 

 tion I have not calculated the Second Series ; but the First 

 Series of 2,100 boys will be a very fair criterion of the whole 

 3,060. They were all Londoners, and stated that the follow- 

 ing were their occupations per 1,000 : — 



1. In-door (trades, shops, messengers, 



errand-boys, &c). . . . . . . 472 



2. Out-door(labourers,principally masons 



and plasterers, van-boys, &c.) . . 353 



Total 825 



3. From Warspite (Training Ship in the 



Thames) . . . . . . . . 89 



4. Been at sea or in boats . . . . 47 



5. From Schools, their Homes, &c. . . 33 



6. Clerks in offices . . . . . . 6 



Total . . . . . . 1000 



Education. 



The ratio of 108 per 1,000 were unable to read and 

 write. 



The Report on the " Health of the Army for 1881 " 

 states that " there is a marked decrease in the proportion of 

 (army) recruits unable to read and write, which has fallen 

 from 218 to 147 per 1,000," i.e., in 1865 and 1881 respectively. 



Boys only who " actually entered the Navy " were 

 required to state where they had been educated, which was 

 as follows per 100 : — 



National Schools . . .. .. .. 90 



Private Schools . . . . . . . . 9 



Government principally . . . . ... i 



