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elder in their whole fertility; a conclusion which has already been otherwise 

 demonstrated. 



It may also be here pointed out, that the figures of Table VI. make it 

 probable that elderly women when fertile, are more intensely so than younger, 

 when their fertility has already resulted in a large family, for that Table shows 

 that the children in large families are born very quickly one after another. 



In his work on " the Law of Population," Mr Sadler enters upon this subject 

 of the varying fertility of women according to age. Seeking arguments where- 

 with to overturn the teaching of Malthus, whose principles he hated as well as 



TABLE XVIII. — Of Women 5 Years Married and less than 10. 







No. of 



No. of 



Average to 







Mothers. 



Children. 



each Mother. 



4,637 



17,690 



3-815 



Mother's age- 



—16 to 19 years, . 



2 



5 



2-500 



» 



20 to 24 „ 







499 



1,592 



3-190 



)> 



25 to 29 „ 







2,155 



8,082 



3-750 



)> 



30 to 34 „ 







1,418 



5,740 



4-048 



>> 



35 to 39 „ 







461 



1,883 



4-085 



>> 



40 to 44 „ 







96 



364 



3-792 



,> 



45 to 49 „ 







5 



20 



4000 



TABLE XIX. — Or Women 10 Years Married and less than 15. 





No. of 

 Mothers. 



No. of 

 Children. 



Average to 

 each Mother. 



2,739 



16,233 



5-930 



Mother's age — 20 to 24 years, . . 



,, 25 to 29 „ 



„ 30 to 34 „ 



„ 35 to 39 „ 



40 to 44 „ 



45 to 49 „ 



9 



415 



1,345 



814 



140 



16 



48 



2,263 



7,939 



5,044 



835 



104 



5-333 

 5453 

 5-903 

 6197 

 5-964 

 6-500 



TABLE XX. — Of Women 15 Years Married and less than 20. 





No. of 

 Mothers. 



No. of 

 Children. 



Average to 

 each Mother. 



1,280 



10,013 



7823 



Mother's age- 



-25 to 29 years, . . 



7 



42 



6-000 



,, 



30 to 34 ,, 



253 



1,867 



7379 



»> 



35 to 39 „ 



721 



5,706 



7914 



a 



40 to 44 „ 



273 



2,182 



7-993 



>> 



45 to 49 „ 



23 



194 



8-435 



