100 REPORT—1846. 
own and other tables, Dr. Guy constructed the following summary of deaths at 51 and 
upwards :— 
English males... se tee vee 75°64 
Clergy ate one eee ie oe =74:04 , 
‘Gentry uke se vee ae sve 974100 
Medical men ao aay a «es, $0296 
Lawyers... eee Wa esa wis 12S 
Navy sue és eee wes we) (262 
Trade and Commerce Ke te aa QB2 
English Literature and Science... ove. @2°10 
Aristocracy ... See =o te soe 71°69 
Army ne se cue ae Pr MRE: 
Foreign Literature and Science ... woo 00°44 
Fine Arts, &c. aes 3a wat eee: (1G is" 
Painters oe gis oie HEE oe eit 039G 
Chemists... ese eee aes «« 69°51 
English Literature (according to Chambers) 69:14 
Members of Royal Houses (males) eee 68°54 
Kings of England ... eee re «age n64212 
On the Mortality of Children. By Mr. WicGLEswortTH. 
It appeared that returns had been collected from 1987 families, in which the 
number of children was 10,076, giving an average of more than five in a family. 
The number of males was 5091, and of females 4985, which gives a proportion of 
51 to 50. From these he constructed a table, showing the number out of which one 
child would die in one year, according to the experience of families. 
Age. Males and Females, Males. Females. {Age. Males and Females. Males: Females. 
il 9:62 8:34 11°40 12 196°05 193°20 199-70 
2 16°88 17°01 16°75 | 13 279°38 356°20 231:37 
3 32°38 31°00 33°63 | 14 195°88 271°16 154°82 
4 47°14 49°32 65°25 15 153°70 165:33 144-18 
5 65°51 67°21 3°94 | 16 200°14 123°63 480°67 
6 90°38 108°85 77°59 17 171°67 176'57 167°37 
7 95°83 83°21, 11248 | 18 190°25 158-43 242-00 
8 143°14 120°52 174°80 | 19 16215: 6 166°67 158°28 
9 137°80 124°53 153°56 | 20 158:00 101:67' 3827-00 
10 281°63 369°67 228°80 | 21 121-43 138'67 108°50 
11 155°93 160°16 = 152-00 
Taking the case of males and females conjointly, it will be seen that there is a gradual 
decrease from the Ist to the 8th year, and that there is an increase over the previous 
year in the 9th, 11th, 14th, 15th, 17th, 19th, 20th, and 21st years. In males these 
fluctuations take place in the 7th, 11th, 14th, 15th, 17th, 19th, and 21st years. In 
females there is a general decrease to the 8th year, and an increase in the 9th, 11th, 
14th, 15th, 17th, and 21st years.—A table of diseases was then exhibited, from which 
it appeared that moré males than females died of nervous diseases and from external 
causes; but that more females than males die of epidemic disease, and diseases of 
the respiratory organs. ‘These tables, from family returns, were then compared with 
similar tables constructed from the statistics of the Foundling Hospital, and were 
found to agree very closely in their results. 
A Review of the Mines and Mining Industry of Belgium. 
By R. Varry. 
It was stated that, as a coal-producing country, Belgium ranked the second in Eu- 
rope. The ratio of the coal district to the total area is 
Acres. Tons annually. 
Great Britain ... 34, or 2,930,000 producing... 34,000,000 
Belgium ........- ss, or 335,000 ye 4,500,000 
Brance 222cst¥er.4¢ stp or 630,000 si 3,783,000 
Germanic Unionse. ccscreorsseresssecessrevevecsseesecers 3,000,000 
i 
/ 
