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Hull closely approximates to York and Rutlandshire, which have been 
the most favourable examples hitherto brought to light by the inquiries 
of the Society. The ascertained cases, in a population of 32,500, are 
here taken, and they furnish a proportion of 
16:45 per cent. of the total population attending day or evening schools. 
3°33 per cent. were under 5 or above 15 years of age; leaving, therefore, 
13°12 per cent. as the proportion of the total population, being children be- 
tween the ages of 5 and 15, then in attendance at day schools. 
In Hull it was ascertained that the proportion of individuals of this age 
was 21 per cent. of the entire population ; it is therefore proved that 
7°88 per cent., or rather more than one-third of the children between 
5 and 15, were not in attendance at the day schools. The actual number 
counted, corresponding with this proportion, was 2573, of whom 306 
were between the ages of 5 and 10, and 1566 between 10 and 15. 
58 were under instruction at home. 
1872 had been at day schools at some period. 
238 were, or had been, at Sunday school only. 
405 had never been at any school, and appeared not to have been instructed 
at home. 
2573 
The following table, drawn up from earlier reports of the Society, in 
York, Rutlandshire, Liverpool, and Manchester, shows that the pro- 
portion of children moé in attendance at school, is smaller in Hull and 
York than in Liverpool and Manchester :— 
Proportion of Children attending Day and Evening Schools, as 
compared with the total Population. 
York Rutlandshire| Liverpool Manchester 
1836 1838 1835 and 6, | Iestand 5” 
: é fs 5 and 6. d 5. 
Per-centage of children attending. | poputation Population | Population Population 
estimated, | estimated, estimated, estimated, 
000. 230,000. 255,000. 
Day schools supported exclu- } ; , i 
sively by the scholars......... “a aon ont ne 
Ditto supported or assisted by - ‘ : e 
EM PMOIC) es teccvacse sess daaiee as oo e387 ao 
Evening schools ...........0.0ese0ee 0-15 0:37 0-24 0°78 
Total......... 16-96 15:19 12-81 10-46 
—-—_— 
Proportion to the total popula- 
tion of day and evening scho- : 2, : ; 
lars under 5 and above 15 se a a fe 
Years Of AGE.......cecsceeseeeees 
Proportion to the total popula- 
tion of day and evening scho- y r 5 . 
lars between 5 and 15 years amie ae nrGe ae 
OED his ass say calslth Pasens suits 
Proportion of children between 
5 and 15 years of age estimat- 
ed not to be in attendance at 
day or evening schools, about 
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