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it has thus considerable interest. Fig. 3 shows the general agreement between 
New South Wales experience and the statistics for English mothers of Beeton 
and Pearson*. The Australian statistics are given in Table IV. below. 
l-V 
—< 
h- 
Famil 
r 
r' 
A 
>' 
— < 
1 
15 20 25 30 35 40 -VB 50 55 50 63 70 73 QO 85 90 95 100 105 
Age at Death 
Fig. 3. Comparison of English and Neio South Wales Experience as to Number of Offspring and 
Length of Life of Mother. 
Pearson, liim lines. Powys, broken lines. 
TABLE IV. 
Ages of Mothers at Deiith and Number of Children {Living and Dead). 
Experience of New South Wales 1898 and 1899. 
Deaths of Mothers 
Number of Children 
Average 
Age 
number of 
children to 
1898 
1899 
Total 
1898 
1899 
Total 
each mother 
Under 20 
28 
23 
51 
26 
24 
50 
0-98 
20 and under 2.5 
121 
121 
242 
149 
149 
298 
1-23 
25 
30 
216 
175 
391 
520 
384 
904 
2-31 
30 
» 
35 
259 
243 
.502 
915 
904 
1819 i 
3-62 
3.5 
40 
259 
270 
529 
1289 
1265 
2554 
4-83 
40 
51 
45 
199 
218 
417 
1094 
1189 
2283 
5-48 
45 
50 
201 
200 
401 
1295 
1124 
2419 
6-03 ♦ 
50 
)5 
»i 
55 
192 
198 
390 
1077 
1182 
2259 1 
5-79 
55 
60 
229 
242 
471 
1315 
15.36 
2851 
6-05 
60 
55 
65 
249 
2.58 
507 
1659 
1619 
3278 
6-47 
65 
55 
70 
268 
281 
549 
1742 
1883 
3625 
6-60 
70 
55 
75 
225 
249 
474 
1339 
1516 
2855 
6-02 
75 
80 
2.58 
243 
501 
1550 
1462 
3012 
601 
80 
55 
85 
172 
175 
347 
1109 
966 
2075 
5-98 
85 
55 
90 
93 
102 
195 
564 
554 
1118 
5-73 
90 
55 
95 
25 
24 
49 
160 
142 
302 1 
616 
95 
100 
12 
10 
22 
60 
72 
132 
6-00 
100 
and over 
1 
1 
2 
8 
2 
10 
5-00 
T(j 
tals : 
3007 
3033 
6040 
15,871 
15,973 
31,844 
* R. S. Proc. Vol. Lxvii. p. 162 and diagram p. 178. 
