CHAP. III. J 



POPULATION. 



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It should seem from these particulars that there are periods 

 of excessive mortality, which, amongst other causes, have 



Proportion of the yearly births to the number of persons, as 1 to 29 - 35 

 „ „ burials . . . . as 1 to 49*89 



„ births to burials 



„ males born to females 



„ females buried to males 



Weddings each year at a medium 

 Proportion of weddings to births . 



„ „ burials 



The mortality of spring and summer to that of autumn 



and winter 



as 100 to 58-77 



as 100 to 96-39 



as 108-33 to 100 



. 470§ 



as 1 to 4-68 



as 1 to 2-75 



as 115 to 100 



Census taken in 1835 



Population of Madeira . 

 „ Porto Santo 



Total 



Births .... 

 Deaths .... 



Increase of Population 



Census taken in 1839 

 Population of Madeira . 



Increase of Population 

 Census taken in 1843. 



113,828 

 1,618 



115,446 



4,102 

 2,751 



1,351 



114,147 

 1,614 



115,761 



4,671 

 3,962 



709 



Increase of Population 



1,744 



