t% JAMAICA. 



Marriages, — 14" 



Baptifms, — 80 >per annum. 



Funerals, — 100. 

 Of the baptifms, not above one-third are Whites; the marriages 

 include all ranks and complexions ; but the foldiers, paupers, tran- 

 fients, and free Blacks and Cafts, make up the grcatert part of the 

 burials. Hence it appears, that the marriages, and confequently 

 the births, are in no proportion to the deaths ; and the decreafe of 

 people may from this caufe be very naturally accounted for. The 

 number of the inhabitants in this parifti may be thus eftimated, 

 viz. 



Refiant Chriftiau Whites Ditto in the White Paupers Soldiers, including Jews. Free Blacks 

 in the Town. Country. and Tranfients. Wives and Children. and Calls. 



700 308 176 240 350 900 



Deaths -j 

 annually \i in 24 i in 22 i in 16 i in 26 1 in 26 



about J 



Inhabitants. In Town. In tha Country. Total in the Parith, of 



Chriftian Whites, 700 308 all Complexions. 



Paupers and Tranfients, 176 



Soldiers, &c. 240 



Jews, 300 50 



Free Blacks and Cafts, 800 100 



Slaves, i960 5348 



4176 5806 9982 



The regifters in this parifh have, like moft of the others in the 

 ifland, been very incorreftly kept. They are, however, tolerably 

 perfefl from 1669 to 1702, and from 1746 to the prefent time. 

 The want of due regularity prevents them in general from being 

 ufeful for grounding calculations of this fort. If the feveral reftors 

 had been obliged to enter attefted copies of their regifters once a 

 year in the fecretary's office, we Hiould have poflefled very compe- 

 tent information upon this fubjedl. 



i The Jews here are remarkably healthy and long-lived, notwith- 

 ftanding their diet is frequently falt-fifli, and fuch kind of aliment, 

 not generally efteemed very wholefome; and that the greater num- 

 ber of them deal in damaged falt-butter, herrings, beef, cheefe, 



and 



