20 NATURAL HISTORY 



houses along the verge of the forest, contain upwards 

 of six hundred and seventy inhabitants 3 . 



We abound with poor ; many of whom are sober and 

 industrious, and live comfortably in good stone or brick 

 cottages, which are glazed, and have chambers above 

 stairs: mud buildings we have none. Besides the 

 employment from husbandry, the men work in hop 



3 A State of the Parish of SELBORNE, taken Oct. 4, 1783. 



The number of tenements or families, 136. 

 The number of inhabitants in the street is .... 313 

 in the rest of the parish . 363 

 Total 676 ; near five inhabitants to each tenement. 

 In the time of the Rev. Gilbert White, vicar, who died in 1727-8, the 

 number of inhabitants was computed at about 500. 



Average of Baptisms for Sixty Years. 



Males. Females. 

 From 1720 to 1729, both years inclusive . 6-9 6- 12-9 



1730 to 1739 8-2 7-1 15-3 



1740 to 1749 9-2 6'6 15'8 



1750 to 1759 7-6 8-1 15-7 



1760 to 1769 9-1 8-9 18- 



1770 to 1779 10-5 9-8 20-3 



Total of baptisms of males . . . 515 

 females . . . 465 

 Total of baptisms from 1720 to 1779, both inclusive, sixty years, 980. 



Average of Burials for Sixty Years. 



Males. Females. 

 From 1720 to 1729, both years inclusive . 4-8 5-1 9-9 



1730 to 1739 4-8 5-8 10 6 



1740 to 1749 . 4-6 3-8 8'4 



1750 to 1759 4-9 5'1 10- 



1760 to 1769 6-9 6-5 13-4 



1770 to 1779 5-5 6'2 11-7 



Total of burials of males . ... 315 

 females . . . 325 



Total of burials from 1720 to 1779, both inclusive, sixty years, 640. 

 Baptisms exceed burials by more than one-third. 

 Baptisms of males exceed females by one-tenth, or one in ten. 

 Burials of females exceed males by one in thirty. 

 It appears that a child, born and bred in this parish, has an equal 

 chance to live above forty years. 



Twins thirteen times, many of whom dying young have lessened the 

 chances for life. 



Chances for life in men and women appear to be equal. 



