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through the parifh, the bill for the preceding 

 year, makes an aftual enumeration of the fami- 

 lies, houfes, and individuals. In the year 1776 

 the number of inhabitants was 7936, and, in the 

 year 1785, 10522, fo that in nine years there has 

 been an addition of 2586 people. And, if we 

 may truft the obfervation of our fenfes the in- 

 creafe has been, at lead, equal, in moft of the 

 parifhes to which the manufadtory extends. 



I find an article in the bill of mortality, for 

 the parifli of Eccles, in thj year 1784, afcer- 

 taining the number of ex-parifhioners, buried 

 there, in that year, which amounts to ninety- 

 five. From the fituation of the church, as diftant 

 from every other parifli but that of Mancheller, 

 I am convinced that, by far the greateft propor- 

 tion of them come from hence. And as I have 

 alfo no doubt, but there are greater numbers 

 carried out to the different chapels of eafe and 

 neighbouring parifhes than are brought in from 

 other townfhips and parifhes, I believe I may 

 ventureto affert that, the number of deaths, in 

 Manchefter and Salford, are greater than they 

 appear to be from our own parifh regifter. 

 The burial grounds within the towns, are either 

 fo crowded, or fo expenfive, as to deter many 

 perfons from depofiting their deceafed relations 

 in them. Yet, even making every allowance of 

 this kind, the great fuperiority of the births over 

 the burials cannot be difputed. During the latl 



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