NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE 17 



AVERAGE OF BAPTISMS FOR SIXTY YEARS. 



From 120 



6 



From i 74 \ Malcs 2 \ From i 7 <xA Ma , es 



to > v Fx>XS to rWani 



i i 7 6 9 incl. )* em - *' 



20, 3 



Total of baptisms of Males .... 515) D 



Females . . . 465 / 98 

 Total of baptisms from 1720 to 1779, both inclusive, .... 60 years .... 980 



AVERAGE OF BURIALS FOR SIXTY YEARS. 



From 



9. 9 



Froo, 11740 Wales 4, 6 



Fern. 



6, g 



I779 incl. 



6 ' 2 



[SO, 6 



1759 i 

 Total of burials of Males .... 315 )/ 



T- i f O4O 



,, Females . . . 325 j * 



Total of burials from 1720 to 1779, both inclusive, .... 60 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 chance for life. 

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



A TABLE of the BAPTISMS, BURIALS, and MARRIAGES, from JANUARY 2, 1761, 

 to DECEMBER 25, 1780, in the PARISH ofSELBORNE. 



During this period of twenty years the births of males exceeded those of females, 10. 

 The burials of each sex were equal. 

 And the births exceeded the deaths, 140. 



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 



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